Short-term results of quality of life for curatively treated colorectal cancer patients in Lithuania
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Tomas Poskus; Paulius Lizdenis; Narimantas Evaldas Samalavičius; Justas Kuliavas; Algimantas Tamelis; Ieva Čelkienė; Kęstutis Strupas; Valdemaras Jotautas; Justas Birutis; Eligijus Poškus; Žilvinas Saladžinskas; Vytautas Slunskis
- Source
- Medicina, Wrocław : Elsevier, 2015, vol. 51, no. 1, p. 32-37
Medicina, Vol 51, Iss 1, Pp 32-37 (2015)
Medicina; Volume 51; Issue 1; Pages: 32-37
Medicina
Volume 51
Issue 1
Pages 32-37
- Subject
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Medicine (General)
Colorectal cancer
Health Status
EORTC-QLQ-C30
Emotional functioning
Postoperative recovery
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616.351-006.6 [udc]
Resection
Quality of life
EORTC-QLQ-CR29
R5-920
Preoperative level
Surveys and Questionnaires
Medicine
Humans
Postoperative Period
Aged
Medicine(all)
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Surgical approach
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business.industry
General surgery
Lithuania
Patient specific
medicine.disease
Colorectal surgery
humanities
Surgery
Automotive Engineering
Quality of Life
Colorectal neoplasms
Postoperative period
Female
Laparoscopy
business
Colorectal Neoplasms
- Language
- ISSN
- 1648-9144
1010-660X
Background and objective Treatment options for colorectal cancer patients create the need to assess the quality of life (QoL) of colorectal cancer patients in the early postoperative period when changes are potentially greatest. The aim of the current study was to assess the QoL of colorectal cancer patients following open and laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Materials and methods A total of 82 consecutive patients requiring elective open or laparoscopic colorectal surgery were recruited to the study for three months in the three colorectal surgery centers of Lithuania. Patients completed the EORTC QLQ-C30 (version 3.0) questionnaire before surgery, 2 and 5 days, 1 and 3 months after operation. The EORTC QLQ-CR29 questionnaire was completed before surgery and at 1 and 3 months after operation. Analysis was done according to the manual for each instrument. Results EORTC QLQ-C30 reflected the postoperative recovery of QoL. The global health status, cognitive and emotional functioning came back to the preoperative level in one month after operation. Physical and role functioning for laparoscopic group was significantly improved in one month after operation and in three months for open surgery group respectively. Colorectal module EORTC-QLQ-CR29 found that future perspective increased significantly in laparoscopic group 1 month after operation. Conclusions The present study showed that majority of functional scale scores came back to the preoperative level during the first 3 months after colorectal cancer surgery. Differences in QoL according to surgical approach are mostly expressed on this period.