[Analysis of factors associated with quality of life for patients with non-small lung cancer receiving outpatient vinorelbine therapy as alternative inpatient therapy].
An increasing number of patients with lung cancer are undergoing outpatient chemotherapy as an alternative inpatient therapy. To investigate the factors influencing the quality of life (QOL) for these patients,we used a QOL questionnaire, "The QOL Questionnaire for Cancer Patients Treated with Anticancer Drugs" (QOL-ACD) for 8 patients with non-small cell lung cancer. The medical factors related to the overall QOL scores and other categories indicating "activity," "physical condition," "psychological condition," "social relationship" and "face scale" were analyzed. Significant improvements in the factors indicating "psychological condition" were observed in this study.
Ishiura
Yoshihisa
Y
Department of Clinical Oncology, Toyama City Hospital.
Terasaki
Yasushi
Y
Yamamoto
Hiroki
H
Yokawa
Shigeru
S
Fukushima
Wataru
W
Hirosawa
Hisashi
H
Izumi
Ryouhei
R
Tanikawa
Fumiko
F
Maruyama
Kazumi
K
Ichihashi
Keiko
K
Miyazu
Mika
M
Yoneda
Kayo
K
Kasahara
Kazuo
K
Fujimura
Masaki
M
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077235:Vinorelbine
D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D014747:Vinblastine; D000077235:Vinorelbine