Open AccessActivities of Daily Living and Quality of Life of Elderly Patients After Elective Surgery for Gastric and Colorectal Cancers
Author(s) -
Takeshi Amemiya,
Koji Oda,
Masahiko Ando,
Takashi Kawamura,
Yuichi Kitagawa,
Yohei Okawa,
Akihiro Yasui,
Hideyuki Ike,
Hiroshi Shimada,
Koichi Kuroiwa,
Yuji Nimura,
Shinji Fukata
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/sla.0b013e3180caa3fb
Subject(s) - medicine , activities of daily living , quality of life (healthcare) , colorectal cancer , cancer , colorectal surgery , surgery , physical therapy , abdominal surgery , nursing
To establish reliable standards for surgical application to elderly patients 75 years old or older with gastric or colorectal cancer with special reference to the postoperative recovery of activities of daily living (ADL) and quality of life (QOL).