Quality of life of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in the Netherlands

Results of a longitudinal multicentre study

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ID15300623
AuthorsKim Holtzer-Goor (Erasmus University Rotterdam, corresponding author), K M Holtzer-Goor, Martyn Ronald Schaafsma (Medisch Spectrum Twente), Peter Joosten (Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden), E F M Posthuma (Reinier de Graaf Hospital), S Wittebol (Meander Medisch Centrum), Peter C Huijgens (Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), E J M Mattijssen (Rijnstate Hospital), Gerard Vreugdenhil (0000-0002-8816-1540, Radboud University Nijmegen), Hein P J Visser (0000-0001-7505-0780, Medisch Centrum Alkmaar), H Visser (0000-0002-0440-8447), W Peters (0009-0008-8969-7524, Radboud University Nijmegen), W G Peters, Z Erjavec (0000-0003-3450-9107), P Wijermans (Haga Hospital), P W Wijermans, Simon Daenen (University of Groningen), S M G J Daenen, K G van der Hem (Zaans Medisch Centrum), Marinus H J van Oers (University of Amsterdam), Carin A Uyl‐de Groot (0000-0001-5808-302X, Erasmus University Rotterdam), C A Uyl-de Groot
Year2015
Volume24
Issue12
Pages2895-2906
Publication date2015-07-23
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQuality of Life Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0962-9343 • E-ISSN: 1573-2649
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s11136-015-1039-y
PMID26205768
OpenAlexW1484127751
LanguageEN
References cited26

CLL patients differ most from the general population on role functioning, fatigue, concerns about future health, and having not enough energy. Once treatment is indicated, HRQoL becomes considerably compromised. This applies to all treatments, including chlorambucil, which is considered to be a mild treatment

Apathy · Chemotherapy · Chlorambucil · Disease · Observational study · Physical therapy · Population · Quality of life (healthcare · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research · Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment · Medicine · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics

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