Quality of life assessment in Spanish lung cancer patients by the EORTC questionnaires

Abstract

To assess the quality of life of a sample of lung cancer patients during their treatment. • Material and methods: 170 patients with limited and advanced small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), and with stages III and IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were considered. Patients filled the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire, and the EORTC-LC13 lung module at three different times during the treatment and follow-up. Demographic and clinical data were also recorded. We compared the groups according to the stage and treatment modality, and studied the changes of the quality of life throughout time. • Results: The quality of life scores of the patients under the given protocols: were acceptable in the three considered measurements, as were also the toxicity scores. At the base line there are limitations in the areas of symptoms of disease and quality of life. Few differences were observed between the groups at different stages and under the different treatment modalities. The quality of life scores were similar according to the three measurements. Treatment modality showed a specific effect in the second measurement, while in the third one it improved in some toxicity areas and persisted in others. • Conclusions: The quality of life of the patients receiving the complete protocols was acceptable. The patients under treatment stood it adequately.

Use of the lung cancer–specific Quality of Life Questionnaire EORTC QLQ‐LC13 in clinical trials: A systematic review of the literature 20 years after its development

“…The remaining 314 records dealt with the LC13; however, of these, 74 records were excluded because they did not present original data obtained by means of the module. Consequently, n = 240 articles were considered clinical studies according to our definition and were included in further analyses …”

Calidad de vida en mujeres con cáncer de mama sometidas a quimioterapia en Cali, Colombia

“…Como variable dependiente, se usó la valoración de la calidad de vida a partir del resultado del cuestionario QLQ-BR23, teniendo en cuenta el puntaje global obtenido 21 , el cual se dividió con base en la suma del puntaje de los 23 ítems en la escala de Likert y la estandarización en un puntaje que varió de 0 a 100, siendo el puntaje alto el que indicaba una mejor percepción de la calidad de vida. Las pacientes con valores inferiores o iguales a 50 correspondían a aquellas con mala percepción de la calidad de vida (valor 1), en tanto que los puntajes por encima de 50 correspondieron a pacientes que percibían su calidad de vida como buena (valor 0) 22 .…”

“…La calidad de vida es multidimensional, multifacética y es útil en la clínica. El modelo de Peterson y Bredow permite valorar la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud según la realidad social y cultural de Colombia, por medio de los cuestionarios QLQ-C30 y QLQ-BR23, aplicados en varios estudios como el de Arraras-Urdaniz, et al (21).…”