Suh Yeon Ok
Soonchunhyang University, Korea.
Taehan Kanho Hakhoe Chi. 2007 Jun;37(4):459-66. doi: 10.4040/jkan.2007.37.4.459.
This study was to identify predictors of quality of life in breast cancer patients. Physical and pscyhological factors like stress, mood, and fatigue with sociodemographic factors like education, income, job and stage of disease were used to predict quality of life.
One hundred eleven patients with breast cancer participated in this study? The functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast(FACT-B) was used to assess quality of life.
The mean age of the patients was 46.7 years. The FACT-B mean score was 89.89 (SD:17.31) Education, income, job and stage of disease were significantly associated with QOL. In a regression analysis, mood, income, and fatigue were significant predictors for QOL: where as, stress was not significant. Among the subscales of QOL, physical well-being, functional well-being, emotional well-being, and the breast cancer subscale were included as predictors of QOL CONCLUSION: Physical and psychological factors were strong predictors of QOL. These results demonstrate the need for interventions to improve QOL in breast cancer survivors.
本研究旨在确定乳腺癌患者生活质量的预测因素。将压力、情绪和疲劳等身体和心理因素与教育、收入、工作和疾病阶段等社会人口学因素结合起来，用于预测生活质量。
111名乳腺癌患者参与了本研究。采用癌症治疗功能评估-乳腺癌（FACT-B）来评估生活质量。
患者的平均年龄为46.7岁。FACT-B平均得分为89.89（标准差：17.31）。教育、收入、工作和疾病阶段与生活质量显著相关。在回归分析中，情绪、收入和疲劳是生活质量的显著预测因素，而压力则不显著。在生活质量的子量表中，身体健康、功能健康、情绪健康和乳腺癌子量表被纳入生活质量的预测因素。结论：身体和心理因素是生活质量的有力预测因素。这些结果表明，需要采取干预措施来提高乳腺癌幸存者的生活质量。
