<strong>Background: </strong><span><span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Ovarian cancer accounts for 4% of can...<strong>Background: </strong><span><span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Ovarian cancer accounts for 4% of cancers occurring in women and ranks first in gynecological cancer mortality. Maintaining and improving quality of life is an important goal of cancer treatment. The toxicities of cancer treatment particularly chemotherapy can impact an individual’s wellbeing. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Objective:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Assessment of quality of life among ovarian cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.</span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Method: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">A descriptive study was conducted among 202 patients with ovarian cancer treated at the National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital in Bangladesh. Ethical approval was received from the ethics committee of NICRH. Data was collected using the EORTC QLQC30 questionnaire and the ovarian cancer specific EORTC QOL OV-28 module. Functional, symptomatic and global variables were scored and analyzed by SPSS. Multiple linear regressions determined the effects of predictor variables and correlation of the global health status with other variables. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">48.6% </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">of patients were ages 41 to 50 years. The mean score of global health status was</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 55.77. Deteriorating emotional function, distressing physical and psychological symptoms, sexual dysfunction and financial difficulties adversely affect the quality of life. Their correlation with global health status was strongly significant (P value < 0.05). Fatigue (r value </span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.604;p < 0.05) loss of appetite (r value </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.442;p < 0.05), insomnia (r value </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.339;p < 0.05), dyspnea (r value </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.377;p < 0.05), heartburn (r value </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.369;p < 0.05), and alopecia (r value </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.262;p < 0.05) were negatively associated with QOL. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> The overall quality of life among the ovarian cancer patients receiving chemotherapy is low. Increasing knowledge in this area will help clinicians to optimize patient management. Interventions should focus on both physical and psychological and sexual health issues that adversely affect the quality of life</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span>展开更多
目的调查分化型甲状腺癌(differential thyroid cancer,DTC)患者术后的生活质量情况,同时分析其相关影响因素。方法通过术后随访平台和随访管理群对2021年12月1日至2023年10月1日期间在郑州大学第一附属医院进行手术切除的DTC患者进行调...目的调查分化型甲状腺癌(differential thyroid cancer,DTC)患者术后的生活质量情况,同时分析其相关影响因素。方法通过术后随访平台和随访管理群对2021年12月1日至2023年10月1日期间在郑州大学第一附属医院进行手术切除的DTC患者进行调查,分别采用汉化版甲状腺癌特异性生命质量问卷(Thyroid Cancer-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire,THYCA-QoL)和中文版欧洲癌症研究与治疗组织(European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer,EORTC)开发的由30个项目组成的生活质量问卷(quality of life questionnaire consisting of 30 items,QLQ-C30)普适性量表评价DTC患者术后的生活质量,其中THYCA-QoL量表平均总得分越高,提示患者临床症状越多即生活质量越差;QLQ-C30总体健康状况评分越高,提示患者生活质量越好。此外,采用多重线性回归分析影响DTC患者术后生活质量得分的风险因素。结果本研究共收集到1076例患者的问卷调查表。1076例患者的QLQ-C30总体健康状况评分为(67±22)分,THYCA-QoL量表总评分为(22±13)分。多重线性回归分析结果发现,术后早期(<6个月)、男性、年龄、术后不终生服药及术后不行碘-131放射治疗对THYCA-QoL量表总评分产生负向影响(P<0.05),而术后早期(<6个月)或后期(≥12个月)、术后不终生服药及术后不行碘-131放射治疗对QLQ-C30总体健康状况评分产生正向影响(P<0.05)。结论本研究采用QLQ-C30结合THYCA-QoL评估DTC患者术后生活质量,不仅评估了患者术后的癌症共性症状,也评估了甲状腺癌特异性症状,了解甲状腺癌患者术后生活质量的影响因素,能够为出院患者提供针对性和支持性的治疗和护理,以改善甲状腺癌患者术后生活质量。展开更多
文摘<strong>Background: </strong><span><span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Ovarian cancer accounts for 4% of cancers occurring in women and ranks first in gynecological cancer mortality. Maintaining and improving quality of life is an important goal of cancer treatment. The toxicities of cancer treatment particularly chemotherapy can impact an individual’s wellbeing. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Objective:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Assessment of quality of life among ovarian cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.</span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Method: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">A descriptive study was conducted among 202 patients with ovarian cancer treated at the National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital in Bangladesh. Ethical approval was received from the ethics committee of NICRH. Data was collected using the EORTC QLQC30 questionnaire and the ovarian cancer specific EORTC QOL OV-28 module. Functional, symptomatic and global variables were scored and analyzed by SPSS. Multiple linear regressions determined the effects of predictor variables and correlation of the global health status with other variables. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">48.6% </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">of patients were ages 41 to 50 years. The mean score of global health status was</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 55.77. Deteriorating emotional function, distressing physical and psychological symptoms, sexual dysfunction and financial difficulties adversely affect the quality of life. Their correlation with global health status was strongly significant (P value < 0.05). Fatigue (r value </span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.604;p < 0.05) loss of appetite (r value </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.442;p < 0.05), insomnia (r value </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.339;p < 0.05), dyspnea (r value </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.377;p < 0.05), heartburn (r value </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.369;p < 0.05), and alopecia (r value </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.262;p < 0.05) were negatively associated with QOL. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> The overall quality of life among the ovarian cancer patients receiving chemotherapy is low. Increasing knowledge in this area will help clinicians to optimize patient management. Interventions should focus on both physical and psychological and sexual health issues that adversely affect the quality of life</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span>
文摘目的调查分化型甲状腺癌(differential thyroid cancer,DTC)患者术后的生活质量情况,同时分析其相关影响因素。方法通过术后随访平台和随访管理群对2021年12月1日至2023年10月1日期间在郑州大学第一附属医院进行手术切除的DTC患者进行调查,分别采用汉化版甲状腺癌特异性生命质量问卷(Thyroid Cancer-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire,THYCA-QoL)和中文版欧洲癌症研究与治疗组织(European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer,EORTC)开发的由30个项目组成的生活质量问卷(quality of life questionnaire consisting of 30 items,QLQ-C30)普适性量表评价DTC患者术后的生活质量,其中THYCA-QoL量表平均总得分越高,提示患者临床症状越多即生活质量越差;QLQ-C30总体健康状况评分越高,提示患者生活质量越好。此外,采用多重线性回归分析影响DTC患者术后生活质量得分的风险因素。结果本研究共收集到1076例患者的问卷调查表。1076例患者的QLQ-C30总体健康状况评分为(67±22)分,THYCA-QoL量表总评分为(22±13)分。多重线性回归分析结果发现,术后早期(<6个月)、男性、年龄、术后不终生服药及术后不行碘-131放射治疗对THYCA-QoL量表总评分产生负向影响(P<0.05),而术后早期(<6个月)或后期(≥12个月)、术后不终生服药及术后不行碘-131放射治疗对QLQ-C30总体健康状况评分产生正向影响(P<0.05)。结论本研究采用QLQ-C30结合THYCA-QoL评估DTC患者术后生活质量,不仅评估了患者术后的癌症共性症状,也评估了甲状腺癌特异性症状,了解甲状腺癌患者术后生活质量的影响因素,能够为出院患者提供针对性和支持性的治疗和护理,以改善甲状腺癌患者术后生活质量。