On the receiving end—II. Linear analogue self-assessment (LASA) in evaluation of aspects of the quality of life of cancer patients receiving therapy

Coates, Alan S.; Dillenbeck, C. Fischer; McNeil, Don; Kaye, Stanley B.; Sims, Karen; Fox, Richard M.; Woods, Robert L.; Milton, G. W.; Solomon, Jeffrey; Tattersall, Martin H. N.

doi:10.1016/0277-5379(83)90096-2

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“…However, at 13 months, the patients who had received chemotherapy showed significantly more depression (13). The quality of life has also been studied in patients with small cell lung cancer treated with combination chemotherapy and radiotherapy (7). Strong correlations were found between general well-being and measures of mood and appetite, whereas correlations with nausea and vomiting were low.…”

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confidence: 99%

Psychosocial well-Being of Patients with Inoperable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: The importance of treatment- and disease-related factors

Kaasa¹,

Mastekaasa²

1988

Acta Oncologica

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Patients with inoperable non-small cell lung cancer, limited disease, were randomized to either chemotherapy (cisplatin and etoposide) or radiotherapy of the thorax. A set of questionnaires, covering 4 areas: psychosocial well-being, medical side effects, physical function, and everyday activity was filled out by 101 patients. The correlations between psychosocial well-being (dependent variable) on the one hand, and medical side effects, physical function, and everyday activity (independent variables) on the other were subjected to multiple regression analysis. No significant correlation was found between psychosocial well-being and chemotherapy-or radiotherapy-related subjective side effects. The disease-related symptoms correlated highly with psychosocial well-being during the observation period. Psychosocial well-being and the independent variables tended to be more strongly correlated during the follow-up period (14-52 weeks) than during the treatment period.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychosocial well-Being of Patients with Inoperable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: The importance of treatment- and disease-related factors

Kaasa¹,

Mastekaasa²

1988

Acta Oncologica

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“…Patients with score 4 experienced at least one day with no food or liquid consumption at all. Assessment of oral discomfort was made using a 100 mm visual analog scale (VAS) (13,14) and patients' judgement of oral discomfort compared. After radiotherapy the patients were asked whether mouthswishing with sucralfate did change the subjective symptoms.…”

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A Prospective Pilot Study on the Effect of Sucralfate Mouth-Swishing in Reducing Stomatitis During Radiotherapy of the Oral Cavity

Pfeiffer

Hansen

et al. 1990

Acta Oncologica

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“…The use of the LASA scales of Priestman and Baum (1976), the GLQ-8 scales of Coates et al (1983) and the QL index of Spitzer et al (1981) showed no differences from the results of the EORTC scales. Physical well-being (LASA) was rated high at baseline (median 1 cm on a 10 cm scale) with nonsignificant deterioration over time (median 2.2 cm at 8 months) with no difference between immediate-and delayed-treatment groups (data not shown).…”

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confidence: 78%

“…Additional instruments used in Australasia included the linear analogue self-assessment (LASA) scales of Priestman and Baum (1976), the GLQ-8 scales of Coates et al (1983) and the QL index of Spitzer et al (1981).…”

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A meta-analysis of two randomised trials of early chemotherapy in asymptomatic metastatic colorectal cancer

Jones

et al. 2005

Br J Cancer

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This report constitutes a prospectively planned meta-analysis combining two almost identical trials undertaken in Australasia and Canada to study the effect of starting chemotherapy immediately in asymptomatic patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Patients (n ¼ 168) were randomised to receive either immediate or delayed treatment (at onset of predefined symptoms). Australasian patients received either weekly 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin (500 and 20 mg m À2 , respectively) (n ¼ 59) or the daily Â 5 Mayo Clinic schedule (425 and 20 mg m À2 , respectively) (n ¼ 42). Canadian patients were treated with the Mayo schedule (n ¼ 67). Otherwise, the two studies were almost identical in design and each used the European Organisation for the Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 instrument for measuring quality of life (QoL). Treatment was continued until 6 months had elapsed or disease progression occurred. Low accrual led to trial suspension before the predetermined sample size for either study was reached. Median survival was not significantly better with immediate treatment (median 13.0 vs 11.0 months; hazard ratio, 1.15; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.79 -1.72; P ¼ 0.49). There was no statistically significant difference in progression-free survival (time from randomisation until first evidence of progression after chemotherapy, 10.2 vs 10.8 months; hazard ratio, 1.08; 95% CI 0.71 -1.64; P ¼ 0.73). There was no difference in overall QoL or its individual domains between the two treatment strategies at baseline or at any subsequent time point. Early treatment of asymptomatic patients with metastatic colorectal cancer did not provide a survival benefit or improved QoL compared to withholding treatment until symptoms occurred.

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On the receiving end—II. Linear analogue self-assessment (LASA) in evaluation of aspects of the quality of life of cancer patients receiving therapy

Cited by 143 publications

References 5 publications

Psychosocial well-Being of Patients with Inoperable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: The importance of treatment- and disease-related factors

Psychosocial well-Being of Patients with Inoperable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: The importance of treatment- and disease-related factors

A Prospective Pilot Study on the Effect of Sucralfate Mouth-Swishing in Reducing Stomatitis During Radiotherapy of the Oral Cavity

A meta-analysis of two randomised trials of early chemotherapy in asymptomatic metastatic colorectal cancer

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