Research advancement on measuring scale and influential factor of quality of life in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma
- VernacularTitle:鼻咽癌患者生活质量测评量表及影响因素
- Author:
yong, GAN
;
zhi-xiong, LIN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nasopharyngeal neoplasms;
Quality of life;
Factor analysis, statistical
- From:
Journal of International Oncology
2006;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The quality of life(QOL) in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma ( NPC ) has attracted people' s attention increasingly. Most of the studies focus on measuring scale and influential factor. Both the disease itself and many non-somatic factors can affect the patients' quality of life. In this review, we summarize these research advancements on measuring scales and influential factors, considering that it need more studies regard to quality of life in NPC patients, and it is very urgent and important to work out the special measuring scale of NPCQOL that suits Chinese culture and value system.
