Long-term quality of life in patients with bladder cancer following radical cystectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate changes in quality of life (QoL) up to 8 years after radical cystectomy (RC) and compare QoL after RC with a gender- and age-matched Dutch normative population. Furthermore, we aimed to identify patient characteristics associated with QoL and QoL trajectories after RC.

Patients and methods

Patients with bladder cancer were invited to complete QoL questionnaires at 3-month intervals in the first year and yearly thereafter. Follow-up data were available for a maximum of 8 years. We used linear mixed-effect models to investigate changes in QoL subscales (physical functioning [PF], emotional functioning [EF], and QoL summary score [QoL-sum]) over time, and to identify potential demographic and clinical correlates of QoL and QoL trajectories (i.e., inter

SUBMITTER: Akdemir E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11913602 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature