Association between Time since Cancer Diagnosis and Health-Related Quality of Life: A Population-Level Analysis
Wang SY, Hsu SH, Gross CP, Sanft T, Davidoff AJ, Ma X, Yu JB. Association between Time since Cancer Diagnosis and Health-Related Quality of Life: A Population-Level Analysis. Value In Health 2016, 19: 631-638. PMID: 27565280, PMCID: PMC5002308, DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2016.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComponent summary scoresSF-6D scoresMental component summary scoresSurvivors of prostateYear of diagnosisPoor-prognosis cancerCancer survivorsSummary scoresCancer diagnosisCervical cancerLower mental component summary scoresLower SF-6D scoresPhysical component summary scoreCancer typesSurvivors of breastHealth-related qualityLevel of HRQoLPatient demographic characteristicsBreast cancer survivorsDecade of diagnosisDemographic characteristicsMost cancer survivorsMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyQuality of lifePoor mental healthMyeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) have a significant impact on patients’ overall health and productivity: the MPN Landmark survey
Mesa R, Miller CB, Thyne M, Mangan J, Goldberger S, Fazal S, Ma X, Wilson W, Paranagama DC, Dubinski DG, Boyle J, Mascarenhas JO. Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) have a significant impact on patients’ overall health and productivity: the MPN Landmark survey. BMC Cancer 2016, 16: 167. PMID: 26922064, PMCID: PMC4769833, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2208-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrognostic risk scoreMyeloproliferative neoplasmsRisk scorePolycythemia veraEssential thrombocythemiaDisease burdenDaily livingOverall healthSymptom severityMedian disease durationLandmark surveyPatient's overall healthOverall disease burdenRisk of mortalityMedian respondent ageLower symptom severityDisease durationSymptom burdenPatients' qualityMPN subtypesTreatment managementPatientsConclusionsThese findingsResultsThe surveyQoL