title: [Quality of life of long-term survivors of surgically treated lung cancer].
abstract: Quality of life (QOL) of long-term survivors (more than 3 years after surgery) of primary non-small cell lung cancer was studied. QOL was analyzed using European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire, 30-Item version 3.0 (QLQ-C30) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Sixty of 91 patients (66%) participated in this study 87 +/- 5 (38-172) months postoperatively. In QLQ-C30, calculated scores of physical (84.0 +/- 2.4), role (81.3 +/- 3.6), cognitive (79.7 +/- 2.6), emotional (86.8 +/- 1.9), and social (91.0 +/- 1.9) functioning, and global QOL (72.6 +/- 2.9) were obtained. Calculated HADS A (anxiety) was 3.3 +/- 0.3 and HADS D (depression) was 4.0 +/- 0.4. Postoperative follow-up duration was correlated with financial impact only. QOL of long-term survivors was influenced by gender histology, marital status, employment status, and academic carrier.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nonaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukuzumi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shiojiri
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohtake
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tedoriya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kadokura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D003863:Depression; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors