title: [Analysis of factors associated with quality of life for older adult patients with non-small cell lung cancer receiving outpatient gemcitabine therapy as an alternative inpatient therapy].
abstract: An increasing number of patients with lung cancer are undergoing outpatient chemotherapy as an alternative to inpatient therapy. To investigate the factors influencing the quality of life (QOL) for these patients, we administered a QOL questionnaire, The QOL Questionnaire for Cancer Patients Treated with Anticancer Drugs (QOL-ACD) to 8 older adult 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, psychological condition and face scale were analyzed. No significant decrease in each factor was observed in this study.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Clinical Oncology, Toyama City Hospital.
authors.forename: Yoshihisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishiura
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Terasaki
authors.forename: Youichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Wataru
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirosawa
authors.forename: Ryouhei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Izumi
authors.forename: Fumiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tanikawa
authors.forename: Hideko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hayase
authors.forename: Kazumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: Chiemi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Obata
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kasahara
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujimura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003625:Data Collection; D003841:Deoxycytidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D055752:Small Cell Lung Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D000093542:Gemcitabine
chemical_list: D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D003841:Deoxycytidine; D000093542:Gemcitabine