Neutral third party versus treating institution for evaluating quality of life after radical cystectomy

European Urology
A MånssonWiking Mansson

Abstract

To evaluate the possible impact of a neutral third party on the patients' responses to health-related quality of life (HRQL) instruments. 119 patients operated at the Department of Urology in Lund with radical cystectomy and continent urinary tract reconstruction (continent cutaneous diversion or orthotopic bladder substitution) for locally advanced bladder cancer were included in the study. They were randomly divided in two groups, similar with regard to gender, age, length of follow-up, and type of reconstruction. The EORTC instruments QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BLM30 were sent to the patients. One group; "Lund patients", received the instruments from the Department of Urology in Lund, while the other group; "Stockholm patients", received the instruments from a neutral third party, i.e. "The Project Health and Well-Being" at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. Response rates were high in both groups, 59 out of 60 among Lund patients and 57 out of 59 among Stockholm patients. There were statistically significantly more bowel problems reported in the Stockholm patients than in the Lund patients (p<0.05) in the QLQ-C30 instrument. Regarding type of reconstruction, the Stockholm patients with continent cutaneous diversion scored higher ...Continue Reading

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