title: Influence of personal character on quality of life of patients with esophageal cancer in north Henan province and influencing factors.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate QoL (quality of life) of patients with esophageal cancer in northern Henan province, China, and to accurate evaluate and reflect the relationship between patient characteristics and QoL. In the high risk area of esophageal cancer in the north of Henan province, 735 patients with esophageal cancer were investigated. The Eysenck personality questionnaire (EPQ) and QoL were analyzed by using the questionnaire of general situation, EPQ, QLQ-C30 and QLQ-OES18. The effects of personal character on the QoL of esophageal carcinoma patients were analyzed by SPSS 11.0 software. The QoL of esophageal cancer patients in Northern Henan region was significantly affected by character. The difference between choleric and type of melancholic temperament types was significant (P<0.01), also in OESEAT, OESTA, OESCO and OESSP (P<0.05). Differences in personal character can thus influence the quality of esophageal cancer patient lives.
authors: The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Nursing College, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
authors: Jian-Ying
authors: JY
authors: Lin
authors: Ming-Sheng
authors: MS
authors: Wang
authors: Liang-Peng
authors: LP
authors: Dong
authors: Da-Wei
authors: DW
authors: Xu
authors: Ying
authors: Y
authors: Wang
authors: Xue-Liang
authors: XL
authors: Li
authors: Xiu-Min
authors: XM
authors: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002605:Character; D002681:China; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D016629:Esophagectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D013694:Temperament; D055815:Young Adult