Correlations between hope and quality of life in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients undergoing radiotherapy
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2013.06.017
- VernacularTitle:鼻咽癌患者放疗期间希望水平与生活质量状况及其相关性
- Author:
Mingzhu WANG
;
Qier CHEN
;
Jianling TAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
nasopharyngeal carcinoma;
radiotherapy;
hope;
quality of life
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2013;(6):52-55
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objectives To study the relationship between hope and quality of life(QOL)in nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC) patients undergoing radiotherapy(RT). Methods One hundred and ten NPC patients undergoing radiotherapy participated in the investigation by the Herth Hope Index(HHI)and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-head and neck scale(FACT-H&N),to look into the correlations between their hope and QOL.Result The scores on hope and NPC for the QOL patients during radiotherapy were(34.80±2.64)and(91.34±13.19),respectively and they were positively correlated(r=0.253,P<0.01). Conclusions The hope of the NPC patients is at the medium level.Their hope is positively correlated with QOL.The higher level the hope is,the higher the QOL.
