Sarcoma patients' quality of life from diagnosis to yearly follow-up: experience from an Italian tertiary care center.
Future Oncol
; 15(27): 3125-3134, 2019 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31512484
ABSTRACT
Aim:
To investigate sarcoma patients' perception of quality of life and psychosocial distress across the different disease's stages. Patients &methods:
Total 329 sarcoma patients were monitored from diagnosis up to a maximum of six consecutive follow-up visits.Results:
Functional status worsened over time with the lowest value after surgery and a full recovery not earlier than the second follow-up visit. Married and single patients exhibited similar quality of life pattern. High levels of psychological distress were observed from diagnosis to active treatment periods with a progressive improvement during follow-up. Psychological distress pattern over time varied by marital status and age.Conclusion:
Our study suggests the importance of integrating psychosocial care to medical therapy across the entire sarcoma journey.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Sarcoma
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Tertiary Care Centers
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Future Oncol
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italy