Quality of life in cancer patients-a comparison of inpatient, outpatient, and rehabilitation settings

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Quality of life in cancer patients-a comparison of inpatient, outpatient, and rehabilitation settings. / Hinz, Andreas; Weis, Joachim; Faller, Hermann; Brähler, Elmar; Härter, Martin; Keller, Monika; Schulz, Holger; Wegscheider, Karl; Koch, Uwe; Geue, Kristina; Götze, Heide; Mehnert, Anja.

in: SUPPORT CARE CANCER, Jahrgang 26, Nr. 10, 10.2018, S. 3533-3541.

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title = "Quality of life in cancer patients-a comparison of inpatient, outpatient, and rehabilitation settings",
abstract = "PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to compare quality of life (QoL) data from cancer patients in different clinical settings with data from the general population.METHODS: A sample of 4020 German cancer patients (1735 inpatients, 1324 outpatients, 961 participants in rehabilitation treatment) was tested with the EORTC QLQ-C30.RESULTS: Compared with the general population, cancer patients reported markedly worse QoL. There were clinically significant differences on all 15 scales of the EORTC QLQ-C30 (except one). For the sum score, averaging across 13 scales, the effect size of the difference between cancer patients and the general population was d = 1.16. Inpatients reported the greatest detriments to QoL, followed by the rehabilitation patients and the outpatients (mean sum scores 68.6, 71.0, and 72.3, respectively, compared with 89.2 in the general population). Mean scores for different groups of cancer sites are given separately for the three settings.CONCLUSION: The detriments to QoL were stronger than in comparable studies conducted on data from clinical trials. Since these detriments were found in all three settings to a similar degree, health care providers should offer their services not only to inpatients but to outpatients and patients treated in rehabilitation clinics as well. The data can be used for QoL comparisons of assessments from different settings.",
keywords = "Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Germany, Humans, Inpatients, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasms, Outpatients, Quality of Life, Rehabilitation Centers, Surveys and Questionnaires, Journal Article",
author = "Andreas Hinz and Joachim Weis and Hermann Faller and Elmar Br{\"a}hler and Martin H{\"a}rter and Monika Keller and Holger Schulz and Karl Wegscheider and Uwe Koch and Kristina Geue and Heide G{\"o}tze and Anja Mehnert",
year = "2018",
month = oct,
doi = "10.1007/s00520-018-4211-4",
language = "English",
volume = "26",
pages = "3533--3541",
journal = "SUPPORT CARE CANCER",
issn = "0941-4355",
publisher = "Springer",
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T1 - Quality of life in cancer patients-a comparison of inpatient, outpatient, and rehabilitation settings

AU - Hinz, Andreas

AU - Weis, Joachim

AU - Faller, Hermann

AU - Brähler, Elmar

AU - Härter, Martin

AU - Keller, Monika

AU - Schulz, Holger

AU - Wegscheider, Karl

AU - Koch, Uwe

AU - Geue, Kristina

AU - Götze, Heide

AU - Mehnert, Anja

PY - 2018/10

Y1 - 2018/10

N2 - PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to compare quality of life (QoL) data from cancer patients in different clinical settings with data from the general population.METHODS: A sample of 4020 German cancer patients (1735 inpatients, 1324 outpatients, 961 participants in rehabilitation treatment) was tested with the EORTC QLQ-C30.RESULTS: Compared with the general population, cancer patients reported markedly worse QoL. There were clinically significant differences on all 15 scales of the EORTC QLQ-C30 (except one). For the sum score, averaging across 13 scales, the effect size of the difference between cancer patients and the general population was d = 1.16. Inpatients reported the greatest detriments to QoL, followed by the rehabilitation patients and the outpatients (mean sum scores 68.6, 71.0, and 72.3, respectively, compared with 89.2 in the general population). Mean scores for different groups of cancer sites are given separately for the three settings.CONCLUSION: The detriments to QoL were stronger than in comparable studies conducted on data from clinical trials. Since these detriments were found in all three settings to a similar degree, health care providers should offer their services not only to inpatients but to outpatients and patients treated in rehabilitation clinics as well. The data can be used for QoL comparisons of assessments from different settings.

AB - PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to compare quality of life (QoL) data from cancer patients in different clinical settings with data from the general population.METHODS: A sample of 4020 German cancer patients (1735 inpatients, 1324 outpatients, 961 participants in rehabilitation treatment) was tested with the EORTC QLQ-C30.RESULTS: Compared with the general population, cancer patients reported markedly worse QoL. There were clinically significant differences on all 15 scales of the EORTC QLQ-C30 (except one). For the sum score, averaging across 13 scales, the effect size of the difference between cancer patients and the general population was d = 1.16. Inpatients reported the greatest detriments to QoL, followed by the rehabilitation patients and the outpatients (mean sum scores 68.6, 71.0, and 72.3, respectively, compared with 89.2 in the general population). Mean scores for different groups of cancer sites are given separately for the three settings.CONCLUSION: The detriments to QoL were stronger than in comparable studies conducted on data from clinical trials. Since these detriments were found in all three settings to a similar degree, health care providers should offer their services not only to inpatients but to outpatients and patients treated in rehabilitation clinics as well. The data can be used for QoL comparisons of assessments from different settings.

KW - Adult

KW - Aged

KW - Aged, 80 and over

KW - Female

KW - Germany

KW - Humans

KW - Inpatients

KW - Male

KW - Middle Aged

KW - Neoplasms

KW - Outpatients

KW - Quality of Life

KW - Rehabilitation Centers

KW - Surveys and Questionnaires

KW - Journal Article

U2 - 10.1007/s00520-018-4211-4

DO - 10.1007/s00520-018-4211-4

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 29700655

VL - 26

SP - 3533

EP - 3541

JO - SUPPORT CARE CANCER

JF - SUPPORT CARE CANCER

SN - 0941-4355

IS - 10

ER -