Quality of life in newly diagnosed cancer patients waiting for surgery is seriously impaired

2006 ◽  
Vol 93 (7) ◽  
pp. 571-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mechteld R.M. Visser ◽  
J. Jan B. van Lanschot ◽  
Jacobus van der Velden ◽  
Jaap J. Kloek ◽  
Dirk J. Gouma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Newly Diagnosed

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Optimism and Quality of Life in Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients

2010 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan R. Mazanec ◽  
Barbara J. Daly ◽  
Sara L. Douglas ◽  
Amy R. Lipson
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
The Relationship

Changes in quality of life among newly diagnosed breast cancer patients in Taiwan

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 70-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue-Yueh Cheng ◽  
Yeur-Hur Lai ◽  
Shu-Ching Chen ◽  
Shiow-Ching Shun ◽  
Yuan-Mei Liao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients

scholarly journals PCN24 QUALITY OF LIFE OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS IN A PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE SETTING

2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 253
Author(s):  
R Jayadevappa ◽  
S Chhatre ◽  
K Fomberstein ◽  
KJ Johnson ◽  
A Rosner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
Private Setting

Use of the scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) to characterize cachexia in newly diagnosed advanced cancer patients

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 9574-9574
Author(s):  
A. Vigano ◽  
B. Trutschnigg ◽  
J. A. Morais ◽  
P. Chaudhury ◽  
E. Lucar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients ◽  
Hand Grip ◽  
Hospitalization Rates ◽  
Hazard Ratios ◽  
Brief Fatigue Inventory

9574 Background: Our objective was to evaluate whether the scored PGSGA questionnaire in advanced cancer patients (ACP) might relate better then weight loss (WL) alone to the nutritional, functional, biological and quality of life features of cachexia (C) and to some complications related to this syndrome. Methods: 214 newly diagnosed ACP with non-small cell lung and gastrointestinal primaries were categorized according to PG-SGA triage intervals of 0–1, 2–8 and ≥9 and also according to WL ≤5% or >5%. Baseline assessments included: hand-grip strenght, body composition by DXA, selective measures of symptom and quality of life (QoL), CBC and differential counts, albumin and CRP. Survival hospitalization rates and data on chemotherapy tolerability were recorded during patient follow-up. Beta coefficients (β), odds ratios (OR), and hazard ratios (HR) were estimated to compare patients with >5% WL to those with ≤5% WL and to compare patients with PGSGA of 0–1 to those with 2–8 and ≥9 scores. All analyses were controlled for gender, age, diagnosis (lung/GI), treatment (radio/chemo), survival (at 8 weeks), and medications. Results: PGSGA was better than the simple recording of WL in defining a population of patients that differed for WBC 109/L(>5% WL β: 0.25 vs. 2–8 PGSGA β: 0.57 and ≥9 PGSGA β: 1.72), CRP mg/L (4.12 vs. 2.16 and 17.49), albumin g/L(-0.63 vs -2.60 and -4.45); weakness 0–10 (1.57 vs.1.56 and 3.32), anorexia 0–10 (2.36 vs. 2.36 and 5.17); Brief Fatigue Inventory 0–90 (17.75 vs. 9.89 and 25.15); McGill QoL 10–0 (-0.95 vs. -0.64 and -2.29); grip strength lbs.(-4.04 vs. -8.82 and -8.06); body fat kg. ( -8.74 vs. -5.94 and -11.72). PGSGA was able to better identify patients with higher rates of both hospitalization (2.6 vs. 1.62 and 9.46) and dose reduction of chemotherapy (1.2 vs. 0.58 and 1.74). Finally, PGSGA was able to better characterize patient survival as compared to WL alone (>5% WL HR: 1.85; 2–8 PGSGA HR: 1.6 and ≥9 PGSGA HR 3.35). Conversely, WL alone was associated with higher probability of a sarcopenia diagnosis by DXA (>5% WL OR: 1.56)Conclusions: Our data support the use of the PGSGA versus the simple recording of WL for identifying C, monitoring its clinical course and predicting possible complications of this syndrome in ACP. No significant financial relationships to disclose.

Longitudinal assessment of quality of life and lifestyle in newly diagnosed ovarian cancer patients: The roles of surgery and chemotherapy

2006 ◽  
Vol 103 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivian E. von Gruenigen ◽  
Heidi E. Frasure ◽  
Eric L. Jenison ◽  
Michael P. Hopkins ◽  
Karen M. Gil
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
Longitudinal Assessment

Nursing intervention to increase hope and quality of life in newly diagnosed cancer patients

1998 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 235-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tone Rust??en ◽  
Ingela Wiklund ◽  
Berit Rokne Hanestad ◽  
Torbj??rn Moum
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Newly Diagnosed
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