Preoperative predictors of restoration in quality of life after surgery for lung cancer.
Hideo IchimuraKeisuke KobayashiMasahiko GoshoKojiro NakaokaTakahiro YanagiharaSho UedaYusuke SaekiNaoki MakiNaohiro KobayashiShinji KikuchiHisashi SuzukiYukinobu GotoYukio SatoPublished in: Thoracic cancer (2021)
The EQ-5D VAS and EORTC GHS scores traced similar trajectories of QOL. In both QOL measures, preoperative pain was found as a common predictor. These predictors may help improve patient/survivor care in the future.