any disease requiring thoracic surgery
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: patients who will undergo elective thoracic surgery including sub-emergency setting
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)pathological diagnosis of lung cancer, 2)reading disability of Japanese, 3)severe visual disorder, 4)cognitive impairment or impairment of decision-making ability, 5) disease or injury deteriorating QOL significantly, 6)emergency surgery, 7)reoperation for any postoperative complication.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| raw scores, utility value and VAS value of each QOL questionnaire (EQ5D-5L) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Hitachi Medical Education and Research Center, University of Tsukuba Department of Thoracic Surgery