Health-Related Quality of Life in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors: A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We evaluated health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in long-term survivors of indolent and aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).

Materials and methods

TheHRQOLwas assessed by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality-of-Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) at diagnosis in NHL patients between 2008 and 2011, and follow-up evaluation was conducted from June 2014 to February 2015 using EORTC QLQ-C30 and the quality of life in cancer survivors (QOL-CS) questionnaire. We used linear mixed models to compare changes in HRQOL between indolent and aggressive NHL over time.

Results

The HRQOL of long-term survivors with aggressive NHL improved to the similar level of indolent NHL during the follow-up survey. However, survivors of NHL w

SUBMITTER: Kang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6192930 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature