Relationship among socioeconomic factors, distress, and quality of life (QOL) in cancer outpatients

Autor:	K. Kobayashi, S. Morita, M. Kobayashi, M. Shimonagayoshi, M. Uno, K. Yamaguchi
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Cancer Research Multivariate statistics medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Cancer medicine.disease humanities Distress Oncology Quality of life medicine Physical therapy Outpatient clinic Gastrointestinal cancer Analysis of variance business Socioeconomic status Demography
Zdroj:	Journal of Clinical Oncology. 22:8127-8127
ISSN:	1527-7755 0732-183X
Popis:	8127 Background:In 2002, a national survey to assess the socioeconomic status and distress of cancer patients using a semi-structured questionnaire was performed in Japan. To investigate relationships between patients' socioeconomic status and distress and their quality of life (QOL), the EORTC QLQ-C30 and the FACT-Sp were also given to patients in one institute, Saitama Cancer Center, and were analyzed two dimensionally. Methods:The impact of each item in the semi-structured questionnaire on the subscales of the QLQ-C30 and FACT-Sp was analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multivariate regression analysis with adjustment for gender, age, and cancer type. Results:A total of 210 cancer patients who used our outpatient clinic for chemotherapy were asked to enroll in this study. Of these, 130 answered all three questionnaires (male: 42%; average age: 59 y; PSR 0/1/2-: 25/64/11%; Breast/Lung/Gastrointestinal cancer/Other: 38/22/21/19%). ANOVA indicated a significant relationship between QOL ...
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