2015
Racial Disparities in Health-Related Quality of Life After Lung Cancer Surgery: Findings From the Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance Consortium
Poghosyan H, Stock S, Sheldon L, Cromwell J, Cooley M, Nerenz D. Racial Disparities in Health-Related Quality of Life After Lung Cancer Surgery: Findings From the Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance Consortium. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2015, 10: 1404-1412. PMID: 26200452, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0000000000000629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related quality of lifeCancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance ConsortiumQuality of lifeRacial disparitiesMental health-related quality of lifeStudy investigates racial disparitiesHealth-related quality of life dataShort Form Health SurveyImprove mental healthComponent summary scoresMedical record abstractionLung cancer surgeryHealth-related qualityOlder ageCancer surgeryMultivariate linear regression modelReceipt of surgeryHigh school educationLower MCSRecord abstractionHealth SurveyNon-small-cell lung cancerPatient surveySummary scoreMental health
2013
Health-related quality of life after surgical treatment in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: A systematic review
Poghosyan H, Sheldon L, Leveille S, Cooley M. Health-related quality of life after surgical treatment in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: A systematic review. Lung Cancer 2013, 81: 11-26. PMID: 23562675, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2013.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancer survivorsHealth-related quality of lifeMental HR-QoLHealth-related qualityHR-QOLNon-small cell lung cancerQuality of lifePhysical functionIncreasing levels of dyspneaAssessment of HR-QOLSystematic review INTRODUCTIONAssociated with lower HR-QOLCell lung cancerLower HR-QOLLevel of dyspneaComputed tomography screeningSurgical treatmentImprove symptom controlSurgical resectionContinued smokingSmoking cessationIII non-small cell lung cancerLung cancerPresence of comorbiditiesPrevalent symptoms