Criterion validity for three of these measures was established in NSCLC but not the reliability or responsiveness .
Background The measurement properties of instruments used to assess functional capacity , physical activity and muscle strength in participants with non-small cell lung cancer ( NSCLC ) have not been systematic ally review ed .
Method Objectives : To identify outcome measures used to assess these outcomes in participants with NSCLC ; and to evaluate , synthesis e and compare the measurement properties of the outcome measures identified .
Predictors of quality-of-life improvement following pulmonary resection due to lung cancer.
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE There is increasing involvement of health professionals in organizing protocol s to determine the impact of lung surgery on functional state and activities of daily living , with the aim of improving quality of life ( QoL ) . The objective of this study was to investigate predictors of QoL improvement among patients undergoing parenchyma resection due to lung cancer . DESIGN AND SETTING Prospect i ve study , at teaching hospital of Universidade Estadual de Campinas ( Unicamp ) . METHODS 36 patients with lung cancer diagnosis were assessed before surgery and on the 30th , 90th and 180th days after surgery . The  Short-Form Health Survey ( SF-36 )  was used as the dependent variable . The independent variables were the  Hospital Anxiety and Depression ( HAD ) scale , a six-minute walking test ( 6-MWT ) , a visual analogue scale for pain , forced vital capacity ( FVC ) , type of surgery and use of radiotherapy and chemotherapy .  Generalized estimation equations ( GEE ) were utilized . RESULTS The median age for these 20 men and 16 women was 55.5 + /- 13.4 years . Both FVC and 6-MWT were predictors of improvement in the physical dimensions of QoL ( p = 0.011 and 0.0003 , respectively ) , as was smaller extent of surgical resection ( p = 0.04 ) . The social component of QoL had improved by the third postoperative month ( p = 0.0005 ) . CONCLUSION The predictors that affected QoL positively were better FVC and 6-MWT results and less extensive lung resection . Three months after the surgery , an improvement in social life was already seen
Criterion validity for three of these measures was established in NSCLC but not the reliability or responsiveness .
Background The measurement properties of instruments used to assess functional capacity , physical activity and muscle strength in participants with non-small cell lung cancer ( NSCLC ) have not been systematic ally review ed .
Method Objectives : To identify outcome measures used to assess these outcomes in participants with NSCLC ; and to evaluate , synthesis e and compare the measurement properties of the outcome measures identified .