Unlabelled: This study examined changes in the quality of life (QOL), as well as the factors affecting QOL, among patients with painful spinal bone metastases without paralysis for 1 month after radiotherapy.
Methods: This study included 79 participants (40 male and 39 female; median age, 65 (42-88) years) who had undergone radiotherapy for painful spinal bone metastases without paralysis. Patients' age, sex, activities of daily living (Barthel index), pain, spinal instability (spinal instability neoplastic score [SINS]), and QOL (EORTC QLQ-C30) were investigated.
Results: Having an unstable SINS score was a positive factor for global health status ( < 0.05). The improvement in activities of daily living and response to pain were positive factors for physical function ( < 0.05). A positive effect on emotional function was confirmed among female patients ( < 0.05).
Conclusion: Engaging in rehabilitation along with radiotherapy leads to improvements in QOL for patients with spinal bone metastases.
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