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Article types | Original article |
Language | English |
Refereed paper | Refereed |
Title | Gender differences in health-related quality of life, physical function and psychological status among patients in the early phase following allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. |
Journal | Formal name:Psycho-oncology Abbreviation:Psychooncology ISSN code:1099-1611(Electronic)1057-9249(Linking) |
Volume, Number, Page | 22(5),pp.1159-66 |
Papers・Author | Morishita Shinichiro, Kaida Katsuji, Yamauchi Shinya, Wakasugi Tatsushi, Yoshihara Satoshi, Taniguchi Kyoko, Ishii Shinichi, Ikegame Kazuhiro, Kodama Norihiko, Ogawa Hiroyasu, Domen Kazuhisa |
Publication date | 2013/05 |
Papers・Description | OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to examine gender differences in quality of life (QOL), physical function and psychological status before and in the early phase after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT).METHODS:One hundred patients (66 men, 34 women) who underwent allo-HSCT between July 2007 and June 2011 at Hyogo College of Medicine Hospital were included in this study. Patients were evaluated for health-related QOL using the Medical Outcome Study 36-item Short Form Health Survey; exercise capacity was measured with the 6-min walk test, hand grip strength and knee extensor strength. Fatigue and psychological status were measured by the Piper Fatigue Scale and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, respectively. |
DOI | 10.1002/pon.3128 |
The document number | 22736382 |