Health related QOL measures (HRQOL) are multidimensional assessments. These include physical, psychological, cognitive functioning, emotional, sexual, spiritual and social domains (Osoba, 2011). This contrasts with evaluation of symptoms or the performance status, which are essentially uni-dimensional (Deshpande et al.,
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