title: [Evaluation of the quality of life in patients with uterine cervical cancer using a holistic psychological and medical approach].
abstract: Assessment of quality of life requires a multidimensional measurement of health and wellness, as reported by the patient. The central objective of this research was to capture the phenomenon of impact on cancer diagnosis; disease and treatment have on physical and emotional status of patients with cervical cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was realized on a group of 70 patients diagnosed with this disease, aged 25-55 years and from different intellectual categories both in rural and urban. We used an experimental design of type 2 (early disease stage/advanced) x 5 (surgical therapeutic method / surgery with radiotherapy/surgery with chemotherapy/surgery with radiotherapy and chemotherapy/palliative) x 2 (low therapeutic compliance/high) x 2 (low depression/high). As data collection instruments were used histopathological examinations and psychological tests (to measure quality of life SF-36 test and test sensory and affective pain McGill and independent variables Beck Depression Scale and IPQ-R), and to verify hypotheses T test for independent samples and comparing Univariate ANOVA.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed the importance of emotional state on the development of cancer disease and its quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Universităţii de Medicină si Farmacie "Gr.T. Popa" Iaşi.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Stoenescu
authors.forename: Nicoleta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stoenescu
authors.forename: Doina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Azoicăi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents