Kontakt 2023, 25(4):307-313 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2023.037

An assessment of quality of life, health, and disability in patients undergoing lung resectionSocial Sciences in Health - Original article

Katka Bobčíková1, *, Petra Macounová2, Radka Bužgová1, Hana Tomášková2, Adéla Staňková2, Tereza Janulková2, Marcel Mitták3, 4, Rastislav Maďar2
1 University of Ostrava, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Ostrava, Czech Republic
2 University of Ostrava, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Ostrava, Czech Republic
3 University of Ostrava, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgical Studies, Ostrava, Czech Republic
4 University Hospital Ostrava, Surgical Clinic, Czech Republic

Background: Lung resection can cause changes in patients' functional status, potentially affecting their quality of life. For effective care planning after resection, it is necessary to identify areas of quality of life that require special attention.

Objectives: This prospective study aimed to compare the quality of life, health, and disability before lung resection and three months after it.

Methods: Quality of life, health, and disability were assessed using standardized tools: Short Form-12 version 2, and WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.

Results: The research group included 44 patients with a mean age of 65.7 years (min. 37, max. 79) referred for lung resection. Men were more represented in the study group (56.8%) than women. Three months after the surgery, statistically significant deterioration in the quality of life was observed in the domains of Physical functioning (p = 0.016) and Bodily pain (p = 0.044). Where disability was concerned, the overall score also deteriorated (p < 0.001). This was driven predominantly by the domains of Mobility (p < 0.001), Life activities (p < 0.001), and Participation (p = 0.037).

Conclusion: The deterioration in the quality of life in multiple domains three months after lung resection is highly significant. The deterioration in the domains Physical functioning and Bodily pain in the quality of life field, and of Mobility, Life activities, and Participation in the health and disability score identifies these areas as those that need special attention when planning post-surgery care for these patients.

Keywords: Assessment; Disability; Domains; Lung resection; Quality of life
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This study was supported by project SGS03/LF/2022.

Conflicts of interest:

The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

Received: June 17, 2023; Revised: August 11, 2023; Accepted: October 10, 2023; Prepublished online: October 23, 2023; Published: December 18, 2023  Show citation

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Bobčíková K, Macounová P, Bužgová R, Tomášková H, Staňková A, Janulková T, et al.. An assessment of quality of life, health, and disability in patients undergoing lung resection. Kontakt. 2023;25(4):307-313. doi: 10.32725/kont.2023.037.
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