Caregiver Life Index-Cancer Test
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The Caregiver Quality of Life Index-Cancer (CQOLC) scale, written by Weitzner, Jacobsen, Wagner, Friedland, and Cox (1999), is a 35 question instrument using a five point Likert-type scale. This instrument evaluates constructs such as mental health, emotional well being, burden, and social support that are experienced by a caregiver of a cancer patient. Additionally, quality of life for the family caregiver is correlated with the patient's functionality and number of treatment modalities. In addition to being well established internationally, the instrument was chosen for this discussion based on its validity and reliability. The test-retest reliability equal to 0.95 and the internal consistency of 0.91 indicate that this instrument is