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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Association of Health-Related Quality of Life with Overall Survival in Older Americans with Kidney Cancer: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Naleen Raj Bhandari, Mohamed H Kamel, Erin E Kent, Carrie McAdam-Marx, Songthip T Ounpraseuth, J Mick Tilford, Nalin Payakachat

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Exploring the role of health-related quality of life measures in predictive modelling for oncology: a systematic review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Naleen Raj BhandariDivision of Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4452-8021
Mohamed H KamelDepartment of Urology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA.
Erin E KentDepartment of Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Carrie McAdam-MarxDepartment of Pharmacy Practice and Science, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7315-6896
Songthip T OunpraseuthDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.
J Mick TilfordDepartment of Health Policy and Management, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.
Nalin PayakachatDivision of Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9526-5356
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · USAin Shams University · EGUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

Division of Pharmaceutical Evaluation & Policy at UAMS N/AUniversity of Arakansas Women's Giving Circle N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOur purpose was to evaluate associations between health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and overall survival (OS) in a population-based sample of kidney cancer (KC) patients in the US.

methodsWe analyzed a longitudinal cohort (

resultsThe aHRs associated with a 3-point lower average (baseline and follow-up) or a 3-point within-patient decline (change) in HRQoL with OS were: (a) baseline: PCS (1.08 (1.01-1.16)) and MCS (1.09 (1.01-1.18)); (b) follow-up: PCS (1.21 (1.12-1.31)) and MCS (1.11 (1.04-1.19)); and (c) change: PCS (1.10 (1.02-1.18)) and MCS (1.02 (0.95-1.10)).

conclusionsReduced HRQoL was associated with worse OS and this association was strongest for post-diagnosis PCS, followed by change in PCS and pre-diagnosis PCS. Findings highlight the prognostic value of HRQoL on OS, emphasize the importance of monitoring PCS in evaluating KC prognosis, and contribute additional evidence to support the implementation of patient-reported outcomes in clinical settings.

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health-related quality of lifekidney cancerlongitudinaloverall survivalSEER-MHOS

Identifiers

PMID34683025
PMCPMC8544450
OpenAlexW3205781292

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