Quality of life in pulmonary surgery: choosing, using, and developing assessment tools.
There is mounting recognition that, to aid surgical decision making, treatment efficacy needs to be measured in a variety of ways, with health-related quality of life now widely regarded as an important outcome in pulmonary surgical populations. The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of the key issues to consider if an investigator wishes to incorporate health-related quality of life assessment into trials and studies of pulmonary surgery, drawing on recent studies of lung cancer surgery as an example.
Swansea Centre for Health Economics, College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, United Kingdom.
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D000367:Age Factors; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000523:psychology; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life