Open AccessQuality of Life in Older Adults After Major Cancer Surgery: The GOSAFE International Study
Author(s) -
Isacco Montroni,
Giampaolo Ugolini,
Nicole M. Saur,
Siri Rostoft,
Antonino Spinelli,
Barbara L. van Leeuwen,
Nicola de Liguori Carino,
Federico Ghig,
Michael T. Jaklitsch,
Ponnandai Somasundar,
Anna Garutti,
Chiara Zingaretti,
Flavia Foca,
Bernadette Vertogen,
Orianni MStat,
Steven D. Wexner,
Riccardo A. Audisio
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of the national cancer institute
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.797
H-Index - 356
eISSN - 1460-2105
pISSN - 0027-8874
DOI - 10.1093/jnci/djac071
Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , depression (economics) , anxiety , visual analogue scale , hospital anxiety and depression scale , cancer , eq 5d , physical therapy , surgery , health related quality of life , psychiatry , disease , nursing , economics , macroeconomics
Accurate quality of life (QoL) data and functional results after cancer surgery are lacking for older patients. The international, multicenter Geriatric Oncology Surgical Assessment and Functional rEcovery after Surgery (GOSAFE) Study compares QoL before and after surgery and identifies predictors of decline in QoL.