What is life like after pelvic exenteration? The longitudinal assessment of quality of life after pelvic exenteration for recurrent/persistent gynaecological cancer

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Fernandes ◽  
S Bryan ◽  
D Kolomainen ◽  
R Phipps ◽  
K Power ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pelvic Exenteration ◽  
Gynaecological Cancer ◽  
Longitudinal Assessment

scholarly journals Lived experiences and quality of life after gynaecological cancer—An integrative review

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 1393-1421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ragnhild Johanne Tveit Sekse ◽  
Gail Dunberger ◽  
Mette Linnet Olesen ◽  
Maria Østerbye ◽  
Lene Seibæk
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Gynaecological Cancer ◽  
Integrative Review

scholarly journals Evaluation of the quality of life of patients with oral cancer in Brazil

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 290-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabiana Paula de Andrade ◽  
José Leopoldo Ferreira Antunes ◽  
Marcelo Doria Durazzo
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oral Cancer ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Posterior Part ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Longitudinal Assessment ◽  
The Impact

This study performed a field trial of a Portuguese version of the University of Washington quality of life questionnaire (UW-QOL, 3rd version), aiming at appraising its ability to identify different patterns of health-related quality of life of patients with oral cancer in Brazil. Patients (N = 100) were interviewed as they were undergoing treatment for oral squamous cell carcinoma at a large Brazilian hospital ("Hospital das Clínicas", School of Medicine, University of São Paulo). The results were compared based on categories of socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients. At a one-year follow-up, 20 patients had died, and 24 were considered dropouts. The remaining patients accounted for the longitudinal assessment of modifications in the self report of quality of life. Patients with larger tumours and neoplasms in the posterior part of the mouth presented significantly (p < 0.05) poorer indications of quality of life. Chewing was the poorest rated domain (35.0/100.0), and presented the highest proportion of complaints both at the baseline and at the follow-up assessments. The questionnaire allowed the identification of important contrasts (while comparing clinical characteristics) and similarities (while comparing socio-demographic status) among subsets of respondents, and it can contribute to reduce the impact of treatments and improve subsequent patient management.

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