title: Quality of life among Thai women diagnosed with cervical cancer and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine health related quality of life (QoL) of patients diagnosed with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and cervical cancer compared QoL among stages of cancer and to study the association between QoL and patients' characteristics.
  
  
  METHODS
  The questionnaire elicited information and QoL using Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy General (FACT-G) questionnaire. The study population was patients with a diagnosis of one of the four FIGO stages of cervical cancer
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred seventy two patients completed the present study. The adjusted mean scores QoL was 78.76. There were no significant differences between FIGO stages on the global QoL and subscale. The authors found negative association between age and physical wellbeing scores (p = 0.049) and a positive association between age and emotional wellbeing scores (p = 0.004). Lower educational attainment was associated with higher emotional wellbeing scores (p = 0.004).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For many patients, family, religion, or psycho-social support may be considered a necessity. The younger and better-educated groups may require more information and psycho-emotional support.
authors.affiliation: College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Surasak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taneepanichskul
authors.forename: Somrat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lertmaharit
authors.forename: Sathirakorn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pongpanich
authors.forename: Wichai
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Termrungruanglert
authors.forename: Piyalamporn
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Havanond
authors.forename: Nipon
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khemapech
authors.forename: Chonlakiet
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Khorprasert
authors.forename: Oraluck
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pattanaprateep
authors.forename: Suchai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitsiripornchai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011788:Quality of Life; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013785:Thailand; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000145:classification / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology