Lung Cancer

Study findings from Karolinska Institut broaden understanding of lung cancer quality of care

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"A subset of scales and items from the Swedish version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ C30 and the lung-cancer-specific module, LC-13, was selected. Using multiple regression procedures, the relative importance of different symptoms and of functional impairments in predicting overall QOL was examined The multiple regressions revealed that emotional functioning and fatigue were the only significant predictors of overall QOL for both the patients and the significant others' assessments," wrote U. Ostlund and colleagues, Karolinska Institut.

The researchers concluded: "In addition, physical functioning was found to be another predictor in the significant others' assessments The results emphasize that it is essential to consider both emotional functioning and fatigue as important areas for overall QOL in lung cancer patients."

Ostlund and colleagues published their study in Supportive Care In Cancer (What symptom and functional dimensions can be predictors for global ratings of overall quality of life in lung cancer patients? Supportive Care In Cancer, 2007;15(10):1199-205).

Additional information can be obtained by contacting U. Ostlund, Care Sciences and Society, Dept. of Neurobiology, Division of Nursing, Karolinska Institutet, 23300, 141 83 Huddinge, Sweden.

The publisher of the journal Supportive Care In Cancer can be contacted at: Springer, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA.

Keywords: Sweden, Huddinge, Lung Cancer Quality of Care, Lung Cancer, Lung Neoplasms, Oncology, Quality of Care, Quality of Life.

This article was prepared by Clinical Oncology Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2007, Clinical Oncology Week via NewsRx.com.