ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To compare baseline preoperative and 6-month postoperative functional health status and quality of life in patients undergoing lung cancer resection. METHODS: Lung cancer surgery patients from three hospitals were administered the Short-Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) and the Ferrans and Powers' quality-of-life index (QLI) before surgery and 6 months after surgery. Preoperative, intraoperative, hospital stay, and 6-month postoperative clinical data were collected. All p values Subject(s)
Health Status
, Lung Neoplasms/surgery
, Quality of Life
, Adult
, Aged
, Aged, 80 and over
, Case-Control Studies
, Combined Modality Therapy
, Female
, Humans
, Lung Neoplasms/mortality
, Lung Neoplasms/psychology
, Male
, Middle Aged
, Pain Measurement
, Postoperative Complications
, Postoperative Period
, Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
, Treatment Outcome
