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Immanuel A, Hunt J, McCarthy H, van Teijlingen E, Sheppard ZA. Quality of life in survivors of adult haematological malignancy. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2019; 28:e13067. [PMID: 31020751 DOI: 10.1111/ecc.13067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2017] [Revised: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Survivors of haematological malignancies endure long-term effects of both treatment and disease. This paper examines factors that influence their quality of life through reporting on the results of a survey. METHODS Survey using previously validated quality of life questionnaires for use in cancer management. Participants were adults aged 18 and over who had completed treatment for a haematological malignancy and were between 1 and 5 years post-treatment. FINDINGS A total of 131 participants, median age of 66, completed questionnaires (66% response rate). Significant associations were found between age, global quality of life, physical and role functioning. Men reported better physical functioning and lower symptom scores than women. Employed participants reported better quality of life. Increasing age was associated with lowest quality of life. Best role functioning was also noted in participants who lived beyond 2.5 years following treatment completion. The survey suggested a gender difference with men reporting better physical functioning, fewer symptoms of pain and less loss of sleep compared with women. CONCLUSION This study contributes to the underdeveloped area of care for and research into adult haematological cancer survivors. Knowledge and understanding of the factors that affect the quality of life of such adults may provide an insight into implementation measures.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anita Immanuel
- Faculty of Health & Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK
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- Faculty of Health & Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK
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- Faculty of Health & Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK.,MMIHS, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal.,Nobel College, Pokhara University, Lekhnath, Nepal
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- Research and Innovation, Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester, UK
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van de Poll-Franse L, Oerlemans S, Bredart A, Kyriakou C, Sztankay M, Pallua S, Daniëls L, Creutzberg CL, Cocks K, Malak S, Caocci G, Molica S, Chie W, Efficace F. International development of four EORTC disease-specific quality of life questionnaires for patients with Hodgkin lymphoma, high- and low-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Qual Life Res 2017; 27:333-345. [PMID: 29127596 PMCID: PMC5846994 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-017-1718-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE This paper describes the international, cross-cultural development of four disease-specific EORTC QoL questionnaires, to supplement the EORTC QLQ-C30, for patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), high- or low-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma (HG/LG-NHL), and CLL. METHODS Questionnaire development was conducted according to guidelines from the EORTC Quality of Life Group. Phase I comprised generation of QoL issues relevant to patients. Phase II included operationalization and assessment of item relevance. In phase III, items were pretested in a cross-cultural sample. RESULTS In Phase I, 75 issues were identified through focus groups and systematic literature searches. Interviews with 80 health-care professionals and 245 patients resulted in a provisional module of 38 items (phase II) representing items relevant for all or at least one of the four malignancies. In Phase III, this was tested in 337 patients from five European countries and resulted in a questionnaire with 27 items for HL (EORTC QLQ-HL27), 29 items for HG-NHL (EORTC QLQ-NHL-HG29), 20 items for LG-NHL (EORTC QLQ-NHL-LG20) and 17 items for CLL (EORTC QLQ-CLL17). CONCLUSIONS This study provides four new EORTC modules for use in clinical research and routine practice in conjunction with the EORTC QLQ-C30 for assessing QoL in patients with lymphoma and CLL.
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- Lonneke van de Poll-Franse
- Department of Research, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychosocial Research, Division of Psychosocial Research & Epidemiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Research, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Psycho-Oncology Unit, Institut Curie, Paris, France
- Psycho-pathology and Health Process Laboratory Psychology Institute, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Royal Free and North West London Hospitals, National Health Service Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), Leiden, the Netherlands
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- KCStats Consultancy, York, UK
- University of York, York, UK
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- Hôpital René Huguenin-Institut Curie- Hématologie, Saint-Cloud, France
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- Hematology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Health Outcomes Research Unit, Italian Group for Adult Hematologic Diseases (GIMEMA) Data Centre, Rome, Italy
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