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ArticleInternational journal of colorectal disease2019

Prospective evaluation of the quality of life of patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer depending on the surgical technique.

Iwona Głowacka-Mrotek, Magdalena Tarkowska, Tomasz Nowikiewicz, Michał Jankowski, Magdalena Mackiewicz-Milewska, Wojciech Hagner, Wojciech Zegarski

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Article in International journal of colorectal disease, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Iwona Głowacka-MrotekChair and Department of Rehabilitation, Ludwik Rydygier's Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Maria Curie-Skłodowskiej Street 9, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland. iwona.glowacka@cm.umk.pl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8572-2835
Magdalena TarkowskaDepartment of Laser Therapy and Physiotherapy, Ludwik Rydygier's Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Tomasz NowikiewiczChair and Department of Surgical Oncology, Ludwik Rydygier's Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Oncology Centre - Prof. Franciszek Łukaszczyk Memorial Hospital in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Michał JankowskiDepartment of Laser Therapy and Physiotherapy, Ludwik Rydygier's Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Magdalena Mackiewicz-MilewskaChair and Department of Rehabilitation, Ludwik Rydygier's Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Maria Curie-Skłodowskiej Street 9, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Wojciech HagnerChair and Department of Rehabilitation, Ludwik Rydygier's Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Maria Curie-Skłodowskiej Street 9, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Wojciech ZegarskiDepartment of Laser Therapy and Physiotherapy, Ludwik Rydygier's Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Funding

Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland MN-6/WNoZ/2016
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeMonitoring of the quality of life of patients in addition to satisfactory survival indexes in order to choose an optimal treatment method is a trend in contemporary oncological surgery. The goal of the study was to prospectively evaluate the quality of life of patients treated for colorectal cancer depending on the type of surgical technique (open surgery (OS) vs. laparoscopic surgery (LS)).

methodsThe quality of life was evaluated thrice in the study groups (on the day of admission to the ward (I), 6 months (II), and 18 months after the procedure (III)). The following questionnaires were used in this evaluation: QLQ-C30 European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire, QLQ-CR29 Quality of Life Questionnaire (module-colorectal cancer), and Acceptance of Illness Scale (AIS).

resultsSixty-seven patients completed this prospective clinical cohort study (LS-32; OS-35). The QLQ-C30 questionnaire demonstrated improvement in functional scales among patients treated with LS technique (p < 0.05) as well as with regard to overall quality of life 6 months after surgery (p < 0,001), while at 18 months postsurgery, statistically significant differences were noted for physical function (p = 0.001) and overall quality of life (p < 0.0001). AIS scale analysis demonstrated that patients treated with laparoscopy were characterized by better acceptance of illness (p < 0.05). Statistically significant differences between OS and LS groups were noted based on the QLQ-CR29 questionnaire with regard to the following scales: body image (p = 0.041) and body mass problem (p = 0.024)-patients treated with LS technique had better scores.

conclusionsLaparoscopic surgery gives patients a chance for better quality of life.

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Colorectal SurgeryQuality of LifeAgedColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesColorectal cancerLaparoscopic surgeryOpen surgeryQuality of life

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