Stoll B A
Oncology Department, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, U.K.
Ann Oncol. 1993 Feb;4(2):121-3. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.annonc.a058413.
The introduction of a psychosocial component into quality-of-life scores in cancer patients means that any belief which increases hope of cure on benefit will improve the score, and may override adverse physical components of the measurement. Such a belief may be the denial of a bad prognosis by some patients. There can be no objection to the patient seeking the temporary reassurance which may come from unorthodox therapies, as long as they are harmless and do not interfere with orthodox therapy. They may give the patient with a bad prognosis the necessary time to develop inner strengths enabling him to come to terms with the situation.
在癌症患者生活质量评分中引入心理社会因素意味着，任何能增强治愈希望或有益处的信念都会提高评分，并且可能会掩盖测量中不利的身体因素。这种信念可能表现为一些患者对不良预后的否认。只要非正统疗法无害且不干扰正统疗法，患者寻求可能从这些疗法中获得的暂时安慰就无可厚非。它们可能会给预后不良的患者必要的时间来培养内在力量，使其能够接受自身状况。
