2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The development of new lung cancer lobectomy before and after cancer rehabilitation that focuses on health-related QOL
| Project/Area Number |
25750240
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | Kyoto Tachibana University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 肺がん葉切除術後 / がんリハビリテーション / 健康関連QOL |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The present study analyzed factors affecting research participants’ health-related quality of life (QOL) before and after lung-cancer lobectomy; and examined cancer rehabilitation’s effectiveness at improving physical function and health-related QOL. Participants comprised 36 patients who (1) underwent thoracoscopic lobectomy, (2) were able to participate in a 3-month longitudinal survey after the surgery. The results revealed a significant decline in physical function and health-related QOL at 1 week post-operation, but a significant improvement in quadriceps strength, 6-minute walking test performance, and health-related QOL from 1 to 3 months post-operation. However, subjects’ respiratory function and health-related QOL significantly deteriorated over this period with respect to preoperative scores. These results suggest that maintaining and improving physical ability alone is insufficient for improving health-related QOL.
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| Free Research Field |
医歯薬学
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