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Changes in Physical Function and Effects on QOL in Patients after Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
This study examined the changes in physical function and quality of life (QOL) of postoperative patients with pancreatic cancer for 3 months after surgery and examined the factors affecting the QOL at the 3 months after surgery. Methods: This study comprised 32 pancreatic cancer patients who underwe...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8304148/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34356260 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9070882 |
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author | Kurokawa, Hideaki Akezaki, Yoshiteru Tominaga, Ritsuko Okamoto, Masaki Kikuuchi, Masato Hamada, Makiko Mikuriya, Yoshihiro Ohta, Koji Sugihara, Shinsuke |
author_facet | Kurokawa, Hideaki Akezaki, Yoshiteru Tominaga, Ritsuko Okamoto, Masaki Kikuuchi, Masato Hamada, Makiko Mikuriya, Yoshihiro Ohta, Koji Sugihara, Shinsuke |
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description | This study examined the changes in physical function and quality of life (QOL) of postoperative patients with pancreatic cancer for 3 months after surgery and examined the factors affecting the QOL at the 3 months after surgery. Methods: This study comprised 32 pancreatic cancer patients who underwent surgery at our hospital. Among these patients, 20 patients for whom data was measured before surgery to 3 months after surgery were selected for statistical analyses: 8 males and 12 females, 69.8 ± 7.4 years. The preoperative and postoperative rehabilitation was given to patients under the guidance of a physiotherapist. Nutritional status, body composition, physical function, gait assessments, and QOL were investigated. Results: Body weight, body fat mass, body fat percentage, body mass index (BMI), and muscle mass significantly decreased 3 months after surgery compared with their respective preoperative values. The mean grip strength at the time of 3 months after the surgery had decreased significantly from 27.3 kg to 24.5 kg. The mean skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) had decreased significantly from 6.3 kg before surgery to 5.9 kg after the surgery. The QOL scores for global health status, physical, and role showed significant decreases 2 weeks after surgery compared with the respective preoperative scores. Significant improvements in these scores were observed 3 months after surgery compared with the respective scores 2 weeks after surgery. Physical function assessments after surgery were associated with QOL 3 months after surgery. Conclusion: Recovery of patients after pancreatic cancer surgery in body weight, BMI, body fat percentage, body fat percentage, muscle mass, SMI, and grip strength was not sufficient at the time of 3 months after surgery. It has been observed that physical function of patients has affected the improvement of QOL. |
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spelling | pubmed-83041482021-07-25 Changes in Physical Function and Effects on QOL in Patients after Pancreatic Cancer Surgery Kurokawa, Hideaki Akezaki, Yoshiteru Tominaga, Ritsuko Okamoto, Masaki Kikuuchi, Masato Hamada, Makiko Mikuriya, Yoshihiro Ohta, Koji Sugihara, Shinsuke Healthcare (Basel) Article This study examined the changes in physical function and quality of life (QOL) of postoperative patients with pancreatic cancer for 3 months after surgery and examined the factors affecting the QOL at the 3 months after surgery. Methods: This study comprised 32 pancreatic cancer patients who underwent surgery at our hospital. Among these patients, 20 patients for whom data was measured before surgery to 3 months after surgery were selected for statistical analyses: 8 males and 12 females, 69.8 ± 7.4 years. The preoperative and postoperative rehabilitation was given to patients under the guidance of a physiotherapist. Nutritional status, body composition, physical function, gait assessments, and QOL were investigated. Results: Body weight, body fat mass, body fat percentage, body mass index (BMI), and muscle mass significantly decreased 3 months after surgery compared with their respective preoperative values. The mean grip strength at the time of 3 months after the surgery had decreased significantly from 27.3 kg to 24.5 kg. The mean skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) had decreased significantly from 6.3 kg before surgery to 5.9 kg after the surgery. The QOL scores for global health status, physical, and role showed significant decreases 2 weeks after surgery compared with the respective preoperative scores. Significant improvements in these scores were observed 3 months after surgery compared with the respective scores 2 weeks after surgery. Physical function assessments after surgery were associated with QOL 3 months after surgery. Conclusion: Recovery of patients after pancreatic cancer surgery in body weight, BMI, body fat percentage, body fat percentage, muscle mass, SMI, and grip strength was not sufficient at the time of 3 months after surgery. It has been observed that physical function of patients has affected the improvement of QOL. MDPI 2021-07-13 /pmc/articles/PMC8304148/ /pubmed/34356260 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9070882 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Kurokawa, Hideaki Akezaki, Yoshiteru Tominaga, Ritsuko Okamoto, Masaki Kikuuchi, Masato Hamada, Makiko Mikuriya, Yoshihiro Ohta, Koji Sugihara, Shinsuke Changes in Physical Function and Effects on QOL in Patients after Pancreatic Cancer Surgery |
title | Changes in Physical Function and Effects on QOL in Patients after Pancreatic Cancer Surgery |
title_full | Changes in Physical Function and Effects on QOL in Patients after Pancreatic Cancer Surgery |
title_fullStr | Changes in Physical Function and Effects on QOL in Patients after Pancreatic Cancer Surgery |
title_full_unstemmed | Changes in Physical Function and Effects on QOL in Patients after Pancreatic Cancer Surgery |
title_short | Changes in Physical Function and Effects on QOL in Patients after Pancreatic Cancer Surgery |
title_sort | changes in physical function and effects on qol in patients after pancreatic cancer surgery |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8304148/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34356260 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9070882 |
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