Item bank for measuring communicative participation

Eline AlonsHU University of Applied Sciences The ability to communicate is a prerequisite for participating in daily life. Yet, communication does not always come naturally. Some children grow up with communication problems, such as difficulty speaking (e.g.,...

Measuring QOL for patients’ family members

Rubina Shah, MSc MPH;1 Andrew Finlay, FRCP;1 and Sam Salek, PhD RPh FFPM FRPS2 1 Cardiff University, School of Medicine2 School of Life & Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire The impact of disease on the quality of life of patients’ partners and family...

Measuring QOL of children and adolescents with advanced cancer

Andrea Johnson​, PhDUniversity of Toronto Approximately 20% of children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer will not survive their disease. This means that a significant number of children and adolescents will live with advanced cancer and likely use pediatric...

Scientific content of the 2023 Annual Conference

Kyle Kemp, PhD, and Robert Klaassen, MD FRCP(C)2023 Annual Conference Co-Chairs    We are much honored to be the Scientific Program Co-Chairs of the ISOQOL 30th Annual Conference. This year’s conference will be held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada from October 18-21, 2023...