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Decreased income, unemployment, and disability after craniotomy for brain tumor removal: a South Korean nationwide cohort study.
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Supportive Care in Cancer . Feb2022, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p1663-1671. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Purpose: We aimed to investigate the prevalence of quality-of-life deterioration and associated factors in patients who underwent craniotomies for brain tumor removal. Additionally, we examined whether deteriorating quality of life after surgery might affect mortality. Methods: As a national population-based cohort study, data were extracted from the National Health Insurance Service database of South Korea. Adult patients (≥ 18 years old) who underwent craniotomy for excision of brain tumors after diagnosis of malignant brain tumor between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2017, were included in this study. Results: A total of 4852 patients were included in the analysis. Among them, 2273 patients (46.9%) experienced a deterioration in quality of life after surgery. Specifically, 595 (12.3%) lost their jobs, 1329 (27.4%) experienced decreased income, and 844 (17.4%) patients had newly acquired disabilities. In the multivariable Cox regression model, a lower quality of life was associated with a 1.41-fold higher 2-year all-cause mortality (hazard ratio: 1.41, 95% confidence interval: 1.27–1.57; P < 0.001). Specifically, newly acquired disability was associated with 1.80-fold higher 2-year all-cause mortality (hazard ratio: 1.80, 95% confidence interval: 1.59–2.03; P < 0.001), while loss of job (P = 0.353) and decreased income (P = 0.599) were not significantly associated. Conclusions: At 1-year follow-up, approximately half the patients who participated in this study experienced a deterioration in the quality-of-life measures of unemployment, decreased income, and newly acquired disability after craniotomy for excision of brain tumors. Newly acquired disability was associated with increased 2-year all-cause mortality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09414355
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Supportive Care in Cancer
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 154481188
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-021-06575-1