Long-term chronic lymphocytic leukemia survivors' quality of life

Aim: A comparative study of the long-term chronic lymphocytic leukemia survivors' quality of life. Methods and results. One hundred three cumulative clinical events occurred in 45 patients (40,2%). Patients who had cardiovascular events reported significantly worse psychological well-being, general health, less vitality and health-related quality of life than patients who had no cardiovascular events. Patients who were not diagnosed cardiovascular events reported better social well-being than patients who were diagnosed cardiovascular events. The observed differences in quality of life were significant only when they were measured with the QOL-CS, and not with the SF-36. Conclusion. The general health perceptions and vitality levels of chronic lymphocytic leukemia survivors with cardiovascular events remained significantly lower than those of patients without cardiovascular events.