Quality of life and symptom intensity over time in people with cancer receiving palliative care: Results from the international European Palliative Care Cancer Symptom study
Autoři:
Mariëtte N. Verkissen aff001; Marianne J. Hjermstad aff002; Simon Van Belle aff001; Stein Kaasa aff004; Luc Deliens aff001; Koen Pardon aff001
Působiště autorů:
End-of-Life Care Research Group, Department of Family Medicine and Chronic Care, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) & Ghent University, Brussels, Belgium
aff001; European Palliative Care Research Centre (PRC), Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
aff002; Department of Medical Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
aff003; European Palliative Care Research Centre (PRC), Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
aff004; Cancer Clinic, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
aff005; Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
aff006
Vyšlo v časopise:
PLoS ONE 14(10)
Kategorie:
Research Article
prolekare.web.journal.doi_sk:
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222988
Souhrn
Background
People with advanced cancer experience multiple symptoms during their illness trajectory, which can fluctuate in intensity.
Aim
To describe the course of self-reported quality of life, emotional functioning, physical functioning and symptom intensity over time in cancer patients receiving palliative care.
Design
Longitudinal study with monthly assessments, using the EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL. Data were analysed (1) prospectively, from baseline to ≥8-month follow-up; and (2) retrospectively, by taking death as index date and comparing results from three cross-sectional subsamples at different stages of illness (time to death ≥6, 5–3 and 2–0 months). Linear mixed models were calculated.
Setting/participants
A total of 1739 patients (mean age 66, 50% male) from 30 palliative care centers in 12 countries were included.
Results
In prospective analyses, quality of life, functioning and symptoms–except nausea/vomiting–remained generally stable over time. In retrospective analyses, patients 2–0 months before death reported significantly lower quality of life and physical functioning scores than those 5–3 months before death, who in turn scored lower than those ≥6 months before death, suggesting progressive decline. Emotional functioning remained initially unchanged, but decreased in the last months. Pain, fatigue and appetite loss showed a stable increase in intensity towards death. Dyspnea, insomnia and constipation increased from 5–3 to 2–0 months before death. Nausea/vomiting only increased when comparing those ≥6 months before death with those 2–0 months before death.
Conclusion
While the prospective approach showed predominantly stable patterns for quality of life, functioning and symptom severity throughout study duration, retrospective analyses indicated that deterioration was already apparent before the terminal phase and accelerated close to death. Our findings support the importance of early symptom identification and treatment in this population, and highlight the need for further studies to explore what characterizes those with either lower or higher symptom burden at different time points towards death.
Klíčová slova:
Oncology – Cancer treatment – Quality of life – Emotions – Insomnia – Palliative care – Dyspnea – Fatigue
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