Reference Data, Characteristics and Related Factors of Quality of Life Assessed by a Questionnaire of Patient’s Behavior Survey in the General Population in Japan

Satoko Ito; Megumi Shimizu; Kazuki Sato; Masashi Kato; Daisuke Fujisawa; Akemi Naito; Tatsuya Morita; Mitsunori Miyashita

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Reference Data, Characteristics and Related Factors of Quality of Life Assessed by a Questionnaire of Patient’s Behavior Survey in the General Population in Japan

VernacularTitle:日本の一般市民を対象に受療行動調査の質問項目によって測定したQOLの性質とその関連要因
Author: Satoko ITO ¹ ; Megumi SHIMIZU ² ; Kazuki SATO ³ ; Masashi KATO ⁴ ; Daisuke FUJISAWA ⁵ ; Akemi NAITO ⁶ ; Tatsuya MORITA ⁷ ; Mitsunori MIYASHITA ⁸
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1. Hospice, Japan Baptist Hospital
2. Clinical Research, Innovation, and Education Center, Tohoku University Hospital
3. Department of Nursing, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
4. Division of Medical Support and Partnership, Center for Cancer Control and Information Services, National Cancer Center
5. Department of Psychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine
6. Department of Palliative Care, Miyazaki Medical Association Hospital
7. Palliative and Supportive Care Division, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital
8. Department of Palliative Nursing, Health Sciences, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
Keywords: general population; health-related QOL; patient’s behavior survey
From:Palliative Care Research 2020;15(2):135-146
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: To decide the policy to promote palliative care properly, a new questionnaire has been added to Patient’s behavior survey to assess Quality of Life (QOL) of inpatients and outpatients in Japan. The aim of this study was to survey QOL score of general population in Japan by using a questionnaire of patient’s behavior survey. A large nationwide postal survey was conducted from January through February 2013 in Japan. A total of 2400 subjects were selected randomly from among members of the general population who were 20 to 79 years of age and lived in Japan. A total of 978 (41.1%) questionnaires were analyzed, and reference data of QOL score weighted by the national standard value of sex-age group population were calculated. Correlation coefficients were calculated between QOL score and SF-8TM, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG), Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS) score. In addition, sociodemographic factors related to QOL score were evaluated. From the perspectives of public health and administrative policy, the results of this survey will provide important basic data to evaluate patient’s behavior survey broadly and continuously with the goal of establishing a palliative care system in Japan.