To study the effect of treatment on QOL in patients with carcinoma of the gallbladder

Abstract

Background & Methods: The aim of the study is to study the effect of treatment on QOL in patients with carcinoma of the gallbladder. After the patient’s understanding has been confirmed, he/ she was encouraged to complete every item in order without skipping any. Some patients felt that a given question was not applicable to them and were therefore skipped. Results: The frequency distribution of disease characteristics of study population. Patients with symptoms of pain, fever, jaundice, abdominal distention, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, family history and history of addiction were (96%), (22%), (33%), (37), (58%), (37), (03%), (35%), respectively. Conclusion: Quality of life in cancer gallbladder patients is an important therapeutic goal and most treatment decisions are heavily influenced by their effect on patients QOL. Although measuring QOL, has been a significant challenge because of lack of consensus on the definition of QOL. Though research in this field has advanced rapidly, numerous instruments now exist for measuring the QOL and symptoms burden, ranging from universal health status measures to considerably more focused symptom measures. QOL measures have been routinely incorporated in clinical trials, and their employment in clinical settings is strongly recommended in cancer patient management.