Correlation between symptom groups and quality of life in patients with oral cancer after surgery
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20191021-03785
- VernacularTitle:口腔癌术后患者症状群与生活质量的相关性研究
- Author:
Cuie PENG
1
;
Zan LI
;
Bo ZHOU
;
Keda WANG
;
Chunliu LYU
;
Huangxing MAO
;
Zhenfeng SHAN
;
Xiaobing CHEN
;
Qingxia WANG
Author Information
1. 湖南省肿瘤医院肿瘤个案管理中心，长沙 410013；湖南省肿瘤整形外科临床医学研究中心，长沙 410013
- Keywords:
Oral neoplasms;
Quality of life;
Symptom group;
Symptom management
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2020;26(8):1038-1043
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the symptoms of patients with oral cancer during treatment, and explore the types of symptom groups and their correlation with quality of life.Methods:Totally 201 patients with oral cancer after surgery were selected as the subject from a ClassⅢ Grade A hospital using convenient sampling and investigated with the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory for Head and Neck cancer (MDASI-HN) and University of Washington Quality of Life Questionnaire (UW-QOL) , and explore the relationship between them.Results:Totally 189 patients completed the questionnaire. Patients with oral cancer showed many symptoms during the progression and treatment of the disease. Serious symptoms included swallowing, chewing and speaking. Exploratory factor analysis revealed three symptom groups, namely, oral and throat symptom group, drowsiness-digestive tract symptom group, and fatigue-respiratory symptom group. The scores of different dimensions and the total scores of quality of life were negatively correlated with the total scores of the three symptom groups ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:There are multiple symptom groups in patients with oral cancer during postoperative rehabilitation, which seriously affect their quality of life. Medical workers should grasp this characteristic, evaluate symptoms in time, actively manage symptom groups, and improve the quality of life of patients.
