Quality of life in painful bone metastases: results from the Dutch bone metastasis study

Author(s):
Westhoff, P.G.
Published
2018
Publication type
Doctoral Thesis

Abstract

This thesis focuses on several aspects of quality of life in patients with painful bone metastases, treated with palliative radiotherapy within the randomized Dutch Bone Metastasis Study.The detailed course of quality of life after treatment was studied, as was the relation between a pain response and quality of life. Also prognostic factors predicting a pain response, psychological distress, side-effects and survival were studied.

Quality of lifePainBone metastasesRadiotherapy
Defense date
2018-02-21
Language
English
Supervisor(s)
Marijnen, C.A.M.
Advisor(s)
Graeff, A. de; Linden, Y.M. van der
Committee member(s)
Hoskin, P.J.; Reyners, A.K.L.; Stiggelbout, A.M.
Qualification
Ph.D.
Degree granting institution
Radiotherapie, Medicine / Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden University, Leiden
hdl
1887/61149
ISBN(s)
9789402809091