Changes in the quality of life of a population of Polish men undergoing radical prostatectomy: a 12-month longitudinal observational study

In the field of medical science, which naturally views quality of life as being closely linked with health status, a specific notion of QoL has emerged: health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Because this indicator is difficult to assess, it is treated as a dependent variable that is influenced by,...

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Published in:Central European journal of urology 2024-07, Vol.77 (3), p.375-382
Main Authors: Jurys, Tomasz, Kupilas, Andrzej, Szczebara, Maciej, Witosinska-Walica, Agata, Suchojad, Martyna, Paradysz, Andrzej, Burzynski, Barttomiej
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioethics
Cancer therapies
Global health
Mann-Whitney U test
Patients
Prostate cancer
Quality of life
Questionnaires
Sociodemographics
Surgery
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Summary:In the field of medical science, which naturally views quality of life as being closely linked with health status, a specific notion of QoL has emerged: health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Because this indicator is difficult to assess, it is treated as a dependent variable that is influenced by, in addition to psychosocial conditions, the progress of the disease and the course of treatment [4, 5]. A factor of key importance in the study of the level of QoL is the use of research tools adapted for this purpose characterised by high values of reliability and relevance. Since this is a highly subjective measure, a group of researchers centred around the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) has stated that this assessment should be made by the subjects themselves. Linear mixed models using restricted maximum likelihood (REML) and the nloptwrap optimiser (a combination of BOBYQA and Nelder-Mead optimisers) were used to examine the effects of multiple factors on the overall quality of life/health status scale. In the case of the global health status/ quality of life scale, the greatest difference (decline) in median values was observed between the time point before surgery and 3 months after surgery (-25.0 points; г, = 0.98; р
ISSN:2080-4806
2080-4873
DOI:10.5173/ceju.2024.23.R1