Publications

Detailed Information

항암화학요법을 받는 부인암 환자의 삶의 질에 관한 연구 : Quality of Life in Gynecological Cancer Patients During Chemotherapy

Cited 0 time in Web of Science Cited 0 time in Scopus
Authors

이주영; 최스미

Issue Date
2007
Publisher
여성건강간호학회 = Korean Academy of Women's Health Nursing
Citation
Korean J Women Health Nurs, 13(4), 290-298
Keywords
ChemotherapyGynecologic neoplasmQuality of lifeBody imageDepression
Abstract
Purpose: This study was to measure the quality of life(QOL) and to identify the related factors in gynecological cancer patients during chemotherapy.

Method: The subjects of this study were the patients who had undergone a hysterectomy and were admitted for chemotherapy at S university hospital between November 2006 and April 2007. Data was collected from 106 gynecological cancer patients with the use of a structured questionnaire which measured the QOL(FACT-G), body image, the presence of anxiety & depression, uncertainty, and family support. The data was analyzed by the SPSS win 12.0 program.
Results: The mean FACT-total score was 62.1(+/-16.7) (range; 26-107). Positive correlations were found between QOL and body image(r= .67, p= .00), and QOL and family support(r= .32, p= .00), whereas there were negative correlations between QOL and anxiety(r= -.54, p= .00), QOL and depression(r= -.70, p= .00), and QOL and uncertainty(r= -.59, p= .00). Fifty seven precent of the variance in subjective overall QOL can be explained by depression, body image, and uncertainty(Adj R2= .57, F=47.00, p= .00).

Conclusion: Our patients had a relatively low QOL score. Factors significantly affecting quality of life were depression, body image and uncertainty. Nursing interventions, therefore, should be focused on improving QOL in gynecological cancer patients during chemotherapy, particularly so in patients with depression, uncertainty or poor body image.
ISSN
1225-9543
Language
Korean
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/10371/9649
Files in This Item:
Appears in Collections:

Altmetrics

Item View & Download Count

  • mendeley

Items in S-Space are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.

Share