Collaborative care approach to improve quality of life among patients with hematological cancer

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24616008
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: ケア学
• Research Institution: Nagoya City University
• Principal Investigator: Okuyama Toru 名古屋市立大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 講師 (80349349)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 緩和ケア / 支持療法 / がん / 抑うつ / 生活の質

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In addition to cure of disease or survival, quality of life is an important outcome of cancer medicine. The purpose of this study is to explore factors associated with quality of life in patients with hematological cancer. The subjects were patients newly diagnosed as having malignant lymphoma or multiple myeloma, just before the start of chemotherapy. Their quality of life, physical and psychological symptoms, and other factors were assessed repeatedly (at diagnosis, 1 month later, and 12 month later). As a results, we clarified that both depression and physical symptoms were influenced on the patients quality of life. The collaborative care approach to improve quality of life among patients with hematological cancer has been proposed based on this results.

Free Research Field

精神医学