Quality of Life of Cancer Survivors: Pilot Patient Reported Outcomes (GOLD)

CPRD GOLD linked Quality of Life of Cancer Survivors in England: Pilot Survey (2011) was commissioned by the Department of Health as part of the National Cancer Survivorship Initiative (NCSI). The survey was conducted by Quality Health in conjunction with three cancer registries in England. The survey measured the overall quality of life of representative samples of cancer survivors with breast, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) diagnosed during July 2006 - July 2010. Quality of life was assessed at four different time points after diagnosis at approximately one, two, three or five years. As this was a pilot survey, numbers are small and data governance issues will need to be carefully considered on a study by study basis. Outcome items in the survey are made up of Euroqol 5-level (EQ-5D), Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT), and Social Difficulties Inventory (SDI) items.