Quality of well-being outcomes in the National Emphysema Treatment Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgical and medical treatments for emphysema may affect both quality and quantity of life. The purpose of this article is to report outcomes from the National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT) using an index that combines quality and quantity of life.

Methods

This was a prospective randomized clinical trial. Following pulmonary rehabilitation, 1,218 patients with severe emphysema were randomly assigned to maximal medical therapy or to lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS). A generic quality-of-life measure, known as the Quality of Well-being Scale (QWB), was administered at baseline and again at 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, and 72 months following treatment assignment.

Results

At baseline, QWB scores were comparable for the Medical and LVRS groups. For both groups

SUBMITTER: Kaplan RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4314815 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature