Quality of life after radical treatment of prostate cancer: Validation of the Italian version of the University of California-Los Angeles Prostate Cancer Index

Urology ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 338-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Gacci ◽  
L. Livi ◽  
F. Paiar ◽  
B. Detti ◽  
M.S. Litwin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
University Of California ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Radical Treatment ◽  
The University

scholarly journals The Relative Impact of Urinary and Sexual Function vs Bother on Health Utility for Men With Prostate Cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Wook Jeong ◽  
Annika Herlemann ◽  
Janet E Cowan ◽  
Jeanette M Broering ◽  
Renske M T ten Ham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Health Utility ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Cancer Of The Prostate ◽  
The University

Abstract Function and bother are related but distinct aspects of health-related quality of life. The objective of this study was to compare quantitatively the relative impacts of function and bother in urinary, sexual, and bowel outcomes on health utility as a reflection of health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer. Our analysis included participants in the Cancer of the Prostate Strategic Urologic Research Endeavor utility supplementary study, with a final cohort of 1617 men. Linear regression on the patients’ function and bother summary scores (0-100) from the University of California, Los Angeles Prostate Cancer Index was performed to predict bias-corrected health utilities. Urinary and sexual bother were associated with each health utility, and their coefficients were 3.7 and 20.8 times greater, respectively, than those of the corresponding function. To our knowledge, our study provides the first quantitative and direct comparison of the impacts of function vs bother on health utility.

scholarly journals Structural Validity of the Rheumatology Attitudes Index in Systemic Sclerosis: Analysis from the UCLA Scleroderma Quality of Life Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 795-798
Author(s):  
Shadi Gholizadeh ◽  
Sarah D. Mills ◽  
Rina S. Fox ◽  
Erin L. Merz ◽  
Scott C. Roesch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Systemic Sclerosis ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Self Report ◽  
University Of California ◽  
Structural Validity ◽  
Life Study ◽  
The University

Objective.To evaluate the structural validity of the Rheumatology Attitudes Index (RAI), a widely used measure of rheumatic disease–related helplessness in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc).Methods.Patients with physician-confirmed SSc from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Scleroderma Quality of Life Study (n = 208) received clinical examinations and completed self-report questionnaires. The structural validity of the RAI was examined through confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis (CFA/EFA).Results.A tenable factor structure was not identified through CFA or EFA.Conclusion.The present structural analysis did not support the use of the RAI with SSc patients.

scholarly journals Work productivity in scleroderma: Analysis from the University of California, Los Angeles scleroderma quality of life study

2012 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manjit K. Singh ◽  
Philip J. Clements ◽  
Daniel E. Furst ◽  
Paul Maranian ◽  
Dinesh Khanna
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Work Productivity ◽  
University Of California ◽  
Life Study ◽  
The University

Responsiveness of the University of California-Los Angeles Prostate Cancer Index

Urology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 75 (6) ◽  
pp. 1418-1423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Bergman ◽  
Christopher S. Saigal ◽  
Lorna Kwan ◽  
Mark S. Litwin
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
University Of California ◽  
The University

scholarly journals Application of comprehensive rehabilitation programs after radical treatment of prostate cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 234-238
Author(s):  
Alexander V. Yashkov ◽  
Tatyana A. Sivokhina ◽  
Svetlana A. Burmistrova ◽  
Natalia G. Rybakova
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Urinary Incontinence ◽  
Neuromuscular Stimulation ◽  
Radical Treatment ◽  
Rehabilitation Programs ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Degrees Of Severity ◽  
Combined Technique

Background. The main side effect of most of the methods of treating prostate cancer is incontinence of urine in varying degrees of severity. Although in most cases incontinence is a temporary phenomenon, this problem occurs in 3963% of patients during the first two years after treatment, and about 2456% of patients have to use urological pads or condoms. Incontinence of urine is also a serious psychological traumatic factor, which has аn extremely negative effect on patients quality of life. Aim: to substantiate the effectiveness of the use of complex rehabilitation programs in the correction of urinary incontinence in men who have undergone radical treatment for prostate cancer. Materials and methods. The study included patients with stage IIII prostate cancer, mean age 55 6 years, with complications after radical prostatectomy for at least 2 months without a tendency to improve in the form of moderate and severe urinary incontinence. Results. The combined technique of correction of urinary incontinence, modified by us, using neuromuscular stimulation, physiotherapy exercises and psychocorrectional exercises, has demonstrated its effectiveness in improving the quality of life in this group of patients. Conclusions. The combined technique of correction of an incontience of urine with use of neuromuscular stimulation, physiotherapy exercises and the psychocorrection of occupations is presented in this article, the assessment of efficiency of this comprehensive program of rehabilitation, and also improvement of quality of life of patients is carried out.

Book Reviews

2011 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 776-777
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
University Of California ◽  
Yale University ◽  
Quality Of Urban Life ◽  
The University ◽  
The Hill ◽  
China’S Cities

Matthew J. Kotchen of Yale University reviews “Climatopolis: How Our Cities Will Thrive in the Hotter Future” by Matthew E. Kahn. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Explores how cities will adapt to the challenges of climate change, focusing on how geographical and socioeconomic factors will affect the quality of urban life in a hotter world. Discusses too much gas; what we've done when our cities have blown up; king of the hill; the case of Los Angeles; whether Manhattan will flood; whether China's cities will go green; effects and adaptations in developing countries; seize the day--opportunities from our hotter future; and the future of cities. Kahn is Professor with the Institute of the Environment, the Department of Economics, and the Department of Public Policy at the University of California, Los Angeles. Index.”

scholarly journals Impact of Gastrointestinal Side Effects on Patients’ Reported Quality of Life Trajectories after Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer: Data from the Prospective, Observational Pros-IT CNR Study

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1479
Author(s):  
Marianna Noale ◽  
Alessio Bruni ◽  
Luca Triggiani ◽  
Michela Buglione ◽  
Filippo Bertoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Therapeutic Option ◽  
National Research Council ◽  
Bowel Function ◽  
Cancer Data ◽  
Gastrointestinal Side Effects

Radiotherapy (RT) represents an important therapeutic option for the treatment of localized prostate cancer. The aim of the current study is to examine trajectories in patients’ reported quality of life (QoL) aspects related to bowel function and bother, considering data from the PROState cancer monitoring in ITaly from the National Research Council (Pros-IT CNR) study, analyzed with growth mixture models. Data for patients who underwent RT, either associated or not associated with androgen deprivation therapy, were considered. QoL outcomes were assessed over a 2-year period from the diagnosis, using the Italian version of the University of California Los Angeles-Prostate Cancer Index (Italian-UCLA-PCI). Three trajectories were identified for the bowel function; having three or more comorbidities and the use of 3D-CRT technique for RT were associated with the worst trajectory (OR = 3.80, 95% CI 2.04–7.08; OR = 2.17, 95% CI 1.22–3.87, respectively). Two trajectories were identified for the bowel bother scores; diabetes and the non-Image guided RT method were associated with being in the worst bowel bother trajectory group (OR = 1.69, 95% CI 1.06–2.67; OR = 2.57, 95% CI 1.70–3.86, respectively). The findings from this study suggest that the absence of comorbidities and the use of intensity modulated RT techniques with image guidance are related with a better tolerance to RT in terms of bowel side effects.

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