Effectiveness of a Self-Monitoring Quality of Life Intervention For Patients with Cancer Receiving Palliative Care: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Matsuda, Ayako; Yamada, Yosuke; Ishizuka, Noriko; Matsushima, Eisuke; Kobayashi, Kunihiko; Ohkubo, Takayoshi; Yamaoka, Kazue

doi:10.31557/APJCP.2019.20.9.2795

Effectiveness of a Self-Monitoring Quality of Life Intervention For Patients with Cancer Receiving Palliative Care: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Document Type : Research Articles

Authors

¹ Teikyo University School of Medicine, Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Tokyo, Japan.

² Toshima Hospital, Division Chief of Palliative Care Unit, Tokyo, Japan.

³ Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Section of Liaison Psychiatry and Palliative Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

⁴ Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Saitama, Japan.

⁵ Teikyo University Graduate School of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan.

10.31557/APJCP.2019.20.9.2795

Abstract

Background: Use of patient-reported outcome measures in routine clinical practice has important benefits for
patients with cancer. To examine the effect of a self-monitoring quality of life (QOL) intervention on global QOL and
physical and emotional function in patients with cancer receiving palliative care. Methods: Prospective randomized
study had been undertaken at Toshima Hospital, Japan. This study compared an intervention group that completed the
shortened Care Notebook booklet versus a control group that received usual care. The primary outcome was global QOL
and secondary outcomes were physical and emotional function. Participants completed the European Organization for
Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 15 Palliative at baseline, and at 1 and 3 weeks.
The effects of the intervention were evaluated with a linear mixed-effects model. Results: Forty-three patients were
randomized. One patient in each group could not receive the allocated intervention, leaving 41 patients for inclusion
in the modified intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis for the primary outcome. Twenty-seven patients were analyzed for the
secondary outcomes using per protocol set (PPS). The ITT analysis showed no significant overall effect on global QOL
(P=0.285), but the PPS analysis showed a significant overall effect on global QOL (P=0.034) and physical function
(P=0.047) for group difference over time in the linear mixed-effects model. Conclusions: Use of the Care Notebook
might have beneficial effects. The results could be interpreted as the effectiveness of the intervention of the Care
Notebook for with cancer receiving palliative care.

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