Quality of life and its affecting factors of post-radiotherapy cervical cancer patients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2015.27.007
- VernacularTitle:宫颈癌患者放疗后生活质量现状调查及影响因素分析
- Author:
Hongjuan WU
1
;
Xuefeng CHEN
;
Zhen PAN
;
Ying FANG
;
Qian YING
;
Xiang ZHANG
Author Information
1. 310022 杭州，浙江省肿瘤医院妇科放疗病区 二
- Keywords:
Cervical cancer;
Radiotherapy;
Quality of life;
Influencing factor
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2015;(27):3245-3249
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the quality of life ( QOL) status of post-radiotherapy cervical cancer patients, to investigate the possible factors what affect the QOL and to provide consults for improving the patients QOL. Methods Within one year after radiotherapy, 792 cervical cancer patients were surveyed and analyzed by the quality of life evaluation scale of cervical cancer ( FACT-Cx) and self-design questionnaires. The results of survey were analyzed by DPS data system software. Results The total grade points of QOL of the patients were (119. 55 ± 18. 21), in which the physiological status point was (22. 08 ± 4. 56), social/family status point (18. 29 ± 4. 47), emotion status point (17. 89 ± 4. 74), function status point was (16. 78 ± 4. 68) and the point of peculiar module of cervical cancer (44. 51 ± 5. 05). Single factor analysis revealed that patients with different payment methods of medical cost, family income, time of post-radiotherapy, marriage status, having religion or not, factitial proctitis, radiocystitis, edema of lower extremity, menopausal symptoms and sexual life had different degree of QOL with statistical significance (P <0. 05). The multiple liner regression analysis displayed factitial proctitis, time of post-radiotherapy and payment methods of medical cost were mail influencing factors on QOL of cervical cancer patients, followed by monthly family income, sexual life, clinical stages, edema of lower extremity, religious faith. Conclusions Generally, QOL of cervical cancer patients are better than average within one year after radiation therapy and it is affected by multiple factors. In order to improve the QOL of post-radiotherapy in cervical cancer patients, it must be enhanced the intervention of complication related to the radiotherapy and sexual life of convalescence.
