title: Quality of life in Chinese home-based advanced cancer patients: does awareness of cancer diagnosis matter?
abstract: The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life (QOL) of Chinese home-based advanced-stage cancer patients and to evaluate the association between the disclosure of cancer diagnosis and QOL. An interview-based survey was conducted from December 2009 to June 2010 in the home-based hospice of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, China. The principal finding of this study demonstrated that patients who did not have knowledge of their diagnosis exhibited better physical and emotional QOL compared with those who had knowledge of their diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing City, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Qiong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Jiying
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Ge
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001364:Awareness; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011379:Prognosis; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult