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ArticleIntegrative cancer therapies

Relationship Between Physical Function and Health Utility in Patients Undergoing Surgical Treatment for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.

Takashi Tanaka, Shinichiro Morishita, Masaki Hashimoto, Toru Nakamichi, Yuki Uchiyama, Seiki Hasegawa, Kazuhisa Domen

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Article in Integrative cancer therapies. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Takashi TanakaHyogo College of Medicine Hospital, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9521-4973
Shinichiro MorishitaFukushima Medical University, Sakaemachi, Fukushima, Japan.
Masaki HashimotoHyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
Toru NakamichiHyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
Yuki UchiyamaHyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
Seiki HasegawaHyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
Kazuhisa DomenHyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
Hyogo Medical University · JPFukushima Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeHealth utility, which is a measure of patient-reported outcome (PRO), has recently been used in health-related quality of life for patients with various cancers. However, the relationship between health utility and the physical function and of patients undergoing pleurectomy/decortication (P/D) as surgical treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) has not been reported in the perioperative and convalescent phases. This study aimed to evaluate the perioperative and postoperative health utility of patients undergoing P/D for MPM at one year postoperatively and to examine the relationship with physical function.

methodsWe included patients underwent P/D. Grip strength, knee extension strength, 6-minute walk distance (6MWD), forced vital capacity (FVC), and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) were measured to assess physical function, and the Short-Form Six-Dimension (SF-6D) was completed to assess health utility. These assessments were performed preoperatively, postoperatively, and one year postoperatively. Statistical analysis was performed using one-way analysis of variance for comparison of pre and postoperative and one year mean values.

resultsThere were 24 subjects (23 males, 65.5±8.3 year). SF-6D, 6MWD, FVC, and FEV1 values one year operatively improved significantly compared with postoperative. Additionally, SF-6D was correlated with 6MWD.

conclusionHealth utility were also correlated with exercise capacity.

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Lung NeoplasmsMesotheliomaMesothelioma, MalignantPleural NeoplasmsHumansMalePneumonectomyQuality of LifeTreatment Outcomeconvalescent phasehealth utilitymalignant pleural mesotheliomapatient-reported outcomephysical functionpleurectomy/decorticationquality of liferehabilitation

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PMCPMC8419542
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