title: [Evaluation on the quality of life among 130 esophageal carcinoma cases--ten years after surgical treatment].
abstract: A follow-up study questionaires on the quality of life of 130 cases with carcinoma of the esophagus who survived over 10 years postoperatively in our hospital, was conducted from January 1993 to December 1994. Results showed that 82.3% of the patients were able to eat ordinary food, 85.4% of them could carry on regular work and do physical labor, 86.2% of them had high spirits with a sense of well-being. A total number of 88.5% of the patients were very satisfied with their quality of life and 76.9% of them felt excellant. The authors reckoned that both the occurrance of complications in digestive tract and the postoperative mental status play important roles in affecting the quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Shanxi Provincial Tumor Hospital, Taiyuan.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires