Quality of life among patients with non-small cell lung cancer surviving more than 5 years in Dalian city

Objective To survey and analyze the quality of life among patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) surviving more than 5 years in Dalian city.Methods A total of 39 NSCLC patients surviving more than 5 years were selected from Dalian to take a survey with European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Qadlity of Life questionnaire (EORTC-QOL-30) from January 2007 to August 2011.Another 42 NSCLC patients matched with same age and sex and surviving 1 year were selected as control group.Results Functional scores of EORTC-QOL-30,including physical function (68.12±12.90),role function (63.44±11.05),cognitive function (72.51 ±13.26),emotional function(70.38±13.69),and social function(62.46±10.73) in 5-year surviving group were significantly higher than those in the control group(56.47±10.85,52.83±10.96,58.64±11.39,57.42±12.17,and 53.91±9.25,respectively).How ever,symptomatic scores of the 5-year surviving group were significantly lower than those in the control group (t=2.089-3.671,P< 0.05-0.01).Total quality score of EORTC-QOL-30 was 68.35±14.70 in the 5-year surviving group,which was significantly higher than that in the control group (42.61±10.59,t=3.275; P< 0.01),but the score of financial straits item w as 50.22±11.46 in the 5-year surviving group,which was significantly lower than that in the control group(74.05±15.93,t=2.790; P< 0.01).Conclusion Quality of life is well among NSCLC patients surviving more than 5 years in Dalian city.