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Verfasst von: | Bürgy, Daniel [VerfasserIn] |
Schneiberg, Vincent Thomas [VerfasserIn] | |
Schäfer, Jörg [VerfasserIn] | |
Welzel, Grit [VerfasserIn] | |
Wenz, Frederik [VerfasserIn] | |
Titel: | Quality of life after low-dose rate-brachytherapy for prostate carcinoma |
Titelzusatz: | long-term results and literature review on QLQ-C30 and QLQ-PR25 results in published brachytherapy series |
Verf.angabe: | Daniel Buergy, Vincent Schneiberg, Joerg Schaefer, Grit Welzel, Lutz Trojan, Christian Bolenz and Frederik Wenz |
E-Jahr: | 2018 |
Jahr: | 22 January 2018 |
Umfang: | 9 S. |
Fussnoten: | Gesehen am 02.09.2019 |
Titel Quelle: | Enthalten in: Health and quality of life outcomes |
Ort Quelle: | London : BioMed Central, 2003 |
Jahr Quelle: | 2018 |
Band/Heft Quelle: | 16(2018) Artikel-Nummer 21, 9 Seiten |
ISSN Quelle: | 1477-7525 |
Abstract: | Background: Patient-reported health-related quality of life (HRQOL) differs between treatment options for prostate carcinoma. Long-term HRQOL data in brachytherapy series are scarce. Therefore, we analyzed prostate-specific and general HRQOL in patients treated with brachytherapy for prostate carcinoma after long-term follow-up. Methods: Two hundred ninety-six patients with prostate carcinoma were treated with brachytherapy (01/1998-11/2003). General and prostate-specific HRQOL were measured using EORTC-QLQ-C30 and EORTC-QLQ-PR25, respectively. Patients were asked to complete the questionnaires after a median follow-up of 141 (119-181) months. QLQ-C30 results were compared to the German reference population. QLQ-PR25 results were compared to an earlier follow-up after a median of 51 months (no published QLQ-PR25 reference population for comparison). Additionally, a literature review on HRQOL data in brachytherapy series was performed. Results: One hundred six (35.8%) patients were lost to follow-up, 70 (23.6%) had died. 120 (40.5%) patients were contacted. 80 questionnaires were returned (27% of the original cohort; 91% of alive patients were ≥70 years). Sexual activity declined over time (mean scores: 40.5 vs. 45.5; p = 0.006), hormonal treatment-related symptoms, problems associated with incontinence aids, and burden of obstructive urinary symptoms did not differ significantly compared to the 51-month follow-up. General HRQOL was numerically better in our cohort as compared to the German reference population (> 16% relative difference for both age strata; < 70 and ≥70 years). Conclusions: Our results indicate that symptom-burden after long-term follow-up and associated prostate-specific HRQOL remains relatively stable from 51 to 141 months. General HRQOL in surviving patients was numerically better compared to the reference population. |
DOI: | doi:10.1186/s12955-018-0844-8 |
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-018-0844-8 | |
Datenträger: | Online-Ressource |
Sprache: | eng |
K10plus-PPN: | 1675713421 |
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