The Exploration of Health-Related Quality of Life.
The purpose of this study was to explore quality of life (QoL) and the factors influencing QoL in gynecological cancer patients. One hundred sixty-seven patients with gynecologic cancers were recruited from a district hospital in Southern Taiwan. The instruments used included the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core-30 Version 3.0 in Chinese (EORTC QLQ-C30), the Symptom Distress Scale, and demographic characteristics and disease-related variables. The results showed that the mean score for the QLQ-C30 was 61.13 ( SD = 22.71). In the stepwise regression model, two factors predicted overall global QoL: symptom distress (33.8%) and current occupation (2.2%). These predictors accounted for 36.0% of the total variance. These results showed that symptom distress was a predictor of QoL. This study provides a reference for use when designing improved educational care programs that reduce patient symptom distress and enhance gynecologic cancer patients' QoL.
1 Yuan's General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Shu-Fen
SF
Wu
1 Yuan's General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Hong-Yi
HY
Tong
1 Yuan's General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.|2 National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yuen-Yee
YY
Kan
1 Yuan's General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Sheng-Hui
SH
Su
1 Yuan's General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Meng-Chi
MC
Lee
3 I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chia-Chan
CC
Kao
3 I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Yu-Hua
YH
Lin
D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan
gynecologic cancer; quality of life; symptom distress