TY - JOUR
T1 - Changes in and Associations Among Functional Status and Perceived Quality of Life of Patients With Metastatic/Locally Advanced Cancer Receiving Rehabilitation for General Disability
AU - Sekine, Ryuichi
AU - Ogata, Masami
AU - Uchiyama, Ikuyo
AU - Miyakoshi, Koichi
AU - Uruma, Megumi
AU - Miyashita, Mitsunori
AU - Morita, Tatsuya
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, © The Author(s) 2014.
PY - 2015/11/1
Y1 - 2015/11/1
N2 - The primary aims were to clarify the changes in the functional status and quality of life of patients with metastatic/locally advanced cancer who received rehabilitation therapy. This is a cohort study, and all consecutive patients who received rehabilitation therapy were evaluated before and 2 weeks after. Outcome measures were the Functional Independence Measure (FIM), perceived independence, and overall quality of life (European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer C30). A total of 128 patients were included. Although the FIM score significantly decreased, the overall quality of life significantly increased. Even in the patients with deteriorated FIM scores, the overall quality of life was maintained despite a significantly decreased perceived independence. Terminally ill patients with cancer who received a rehabilitation program maintained their overall quality of life despite an objective decline in the physical functional status.
AB - The primary aims were to clarify the changes in the functional status and quality of life of patients with metastatic/locally advanced cancer who received rehabilitation therapy. This is a cohort study, and all consecutive patients who received rehabilitation therapy were evaluated before and 2 weeks after. Outcome measures were the Functional Independence Measure (FIM), perceived independence, and overall quality of life (European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer C30). A total of 128 patients were included. Although the FIM score significantly decreased, the overall quality of life significantly increased. Even in the patients with deteriorated FIM scores, the overall quality of life was maintained despite a significantly decreased perceived independence. Terminally ill patients with cancer who received a rehabilitation program maintained their overall quality of life despite an objective decline in the physical functional status.
KW - cohort
KW - palliative care
KW - quality of life
KW - rehabilitation
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U2 - 10.1177/1049909114537871
DO - 10.1177/1049909114537871
M3 - Article
C2 - 24907122
AN - SCOPUS:84943160392
SN - 1049-9091
VL - 32
SP - 695
EP - 702
JO - American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
JF - American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
IS - 7
ER -
