Long-term chronic lymphocytic leukemia survivors’ quality of life
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https://doi.org/10.14739/2310-1210.2014.5.28791Keywords:
Quality of Life, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Survival, PrognosisAbstract
Aim: A comparative study of the long-term chronic lymphocytic leukemia survivors’ quality of life.
Methods and results. One hundred three cumulative clinical events occurred in 45 patients (40,2%). Patients who had cardiovascular events reported significantly worse psychological well-being, general health, less vitality and health-related quality of life than patients who had no cardiovascular events. Patients who were not diagnosed cardiovascular events reported better social well-being than patients who were diagnosed cardiovascular events. The observed differences in quality of life were significant only when they were measured with the QOL-CS, and not with the SF-36.
Conclusion. The general health perceptions and vitality levels of chronic lymphocytic leukemia survivors with cardiovascular events remained significantly lower than those of patients without cardiovascular events.
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