Journal article
Life after surgical resection of a meningioma: A prospective cross-sectional study evaluating health-related quality of life
F Nassiri, B Price, A Shehab, K Au, MD Cusimano, MD Jenkinson, C Jungk, A Mansouri, T Santarius, S Suppiah, KX Teng, GS Toor, G Zadeh, T Walbert, KJ Drummond, K Aldape, J Barnhartz-Sloan, WL Bi, PK Brastianos, N Butowski Show all
Neuro Oncology | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC | Published : 2019
Abstract
Background Few studies have evaluated the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with meningiomas. Here, we report the largest prospective, longitudinal cross-sectional cohort study of HRQoL in meningiomas to date, in order to identify possible actionable determinants of global HRQoL. Methods Adults who had undergone resection of a grade I intracranial meningioma and were in routine follow-up at a single large tertiary center underwent HRQoL assessment using the QLQ-C30 questionnaire administered opportunistically at follow-up visits. Averaged transformed QLQ-C30 scores at 12-month intervals were compared with scores from a normative reference population, with reference to known ..
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Awarded by Toronto General and Western Hospital Foundation
Funding Acknowledgements
The collaborative effort of the International Consortium on Meningiomas (ICOM) is supported by the Brain Tumour Charity Quest for Cures: Collaborative Team Award and the Canadian Institute of Health Research.