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Évolution du concept de qualité de vie en oncologie et de sa mesure à travers le temps

Evolution of the concept of quality of life in oncology and its measurement through time

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Psycho-Oncologie

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Cet article décrit l’évolution historique du concept de la qualité de vie (QV) et de sa mesure en oncologie. Ainsi, il présente les définitions associées au concept de QV suivi d’une section sur l’émergence et l’évolution de ce concept en oncologie et d’une autre qui expose les facteurs qui ont favorisé l’émergence du concept de QV. La dernière section porte sur la mesure de la QVet son évolution. L’article conclut que le concept QV se définit aujourd’hui comme Patients Reported Outcomes (PROs) et que les notions QV, QV liée à la santé et état de santé possèdent une connotation différente. De plus, il fait état que les dimensions retenues pour décrire et évaluer la QV des patients atteints de cancer ne font pas encore l’unanimité auprès des chercheurs. Enfin, l’article identifie trois méthodes d’évaluation de la QV, chacune comportant des avantages et des inconvénients.

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This article describes the historical development of the concept of quality of life and its measurement in oncology. Thus, it presents the definitions associated with the concept of quality of life, followed by a section on the emergence and evolution of this concept in oncology and another one which outlines the factors that contributed to the emergence of the concept of quality of life. The last section focuses on the measurement of quality of life and its evolution. The article concludes that the concept of quality of life today is defined as Patient-Reported Outcomes and that the notions of quality of life, health-related quality of life and health status have different connotations. In addition, it reports that the dimensions selected to describe and evaluate the quality of life of cancer patients are still not yet approved unanimously among researchers. Finally, the article identifies three methods for assessing quality of life, each with advantages and disadvantages.

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  1. Chercheuse post-doctoral, University Health Network (Behavioural Sciences and Health Research Division) et Lawrence S. Bloomberg, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 1P8

    J. G. Trudel

  2. Département d’administration de la santé, faculté de médecine, université de Montréal, CP 6128, Succ. « Centre-Ville », Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3C 3J7

    N. Leduc

  3. École de service social, pavillon Charles-De-Koninck, université Laval, Laval, Québec, Canada, G1V 0A6

    S. Dumont

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Trudel, J.G., Leduc, N. & Dumont, S. Évolution du concept de qualité de vie en oncologie et de sa mesure à travers le temps. Psycho Oncologie 6, 201–208 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11839-012-0392-4

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