Comprehensive assessment of quality of life and psychosocial adjustment in patients with renal tumors undergoing open, laparoscopic and nephron sparing surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We prospectively evaluated the general and cancer specific quality of life, and psychosocial adjustment of patients with a renal mass treated with radical vs partial nephrectomy via a laparoscopic or an open approach.

Materials and methods

A total of 172 patients with renal tumors completed questionnaires before surgery, and 3 weeks, and 2, 3, 6 and 12 months postoperatively. We assessed general quality of life using SF-36™ and cancer specific quality of life using the Cancer Rehabilitation Evaluation System-Short Form, in addition to intrusive thoughts, avoidance behaviors and fear of recurrence. We used mixed model regression analysis to compare these measures across surgery types during the study course, adjusted for tumor size, histology, stage and renal function

SUBMITTER: Parker PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3866893 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature