EuroQol and survival prediction in terminal cancer patients: a multicenter prospective study in hospice-palliative care units.

Goals Of Work: Although the EuroQol (EQ-5D) is widely used for economic evaluation, it remains unclear whether it can be combined with medical data to predict survival in patients with terminal cancer.

Patients And Methods: We carried out this prospective study on 142 terminal cancer patients in four hospice-palliative care units. Association was sought between survival time and a range of variables such as cancer site, performance, previous treatment, age, sex, pain, and EuroQol.