title: [Effect of Japanese Traditional Medicine, TJ-48, on the Quality of Life of Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy].
abstract: An increasing number of patients with lung cancer are undergoing outpatient chemotherapy.It is very important to retain the quality of life (QOL) of these patients.Japanese traditional medicine, TJ-48, has been reported to improve the QOL of patients with advanced cancer. However, the effect of TJ-48 in patients with lung cancer undergoing outpatient chemotherapy is unknown. The present study was conducted to investigate the factors influencing the QOL of these patients. We used "The QOL questionnaire for cancer patients treated with anticancer drugs" (QOL-ACD) with 16 patients with non-small cell lung cancer. The medical factors related to the overall QOL scores and other variables indicating "activity," "physical condition, "psychological condition,""social relationships," "psychological condition," and "face scale" were analyzed. Significant improvement was observed in the total QOL score, mainly owing to the improvement in the patients "physical condition."
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Clinical Oncology,Toyama City Hospital.
authors.forename: Yoshihisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishiura
authors.forename: Yasutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shiba
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Terasaki
authors.forename: Hideko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hayase
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: Kiyomi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Izawa
authors.forename: Akari
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirokami
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Segawa
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; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D020835:Medicine, Kampo; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; C063587:juzentaihoto