Leak Ashley, Smith Sophia K, Crandell Jamie, Jenerette Coretta, Bailey Donald E, Zimmerman Sheryl, Mayer Deborah K
Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Oncol Nurs Forum. 2013 Mar;40(2):157-62. doi: 10.1188/13.ONF.157-162.
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To examine demographic and disease characteristics by age and the moderating effect of age on quality of life (QOL) among non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) survivors.
A cross-sectional, secondary analysis study of NHL survivors.
Two North Carolina cancer registries.
741 NHL survivors with a mean age of 62 years and a mean time since diagnosis of 10 years.
Mailed surveys were sent to individuals treated for NHL. All analyses were conducted using SPSS®, version 18.0. Multiple regression was used to analyze relationships among demographic and disease characteristics, age, and QOL.
Demographic, disease, and clinical characteristics on QOL.
In relation to QOL, income and gender were moderated by age; for example, younger survivors who earned less than $30,000 annually had a poorer QOL. Women reported a higher QOL than men.
Age was a moderator for income and an indicator for how income could affect care of younger survivors. Men reported a lower QOL than women and gender-specific resources may be helpful to them.
Nursing research should focus on age-sensitive resources targeted for younger NHL survivors.
Age is an important characteristic that impacts overall health-related QOL. Oncology nurses are instrumental in identifying patients at all ages who could benefit from age-specific resources.
目的/目标：按年龄审视非霍奇金淋巴瘤（NHL）幸存者的人口统计学和疾病特征，以及年龄对生活质量（QOL）的调节作用。
对NHL幸存者进行的横断面二次分析研究。
北卡罗来纳州的两个癌症登记处。
741名NHL幸存者，平均年龄62岁，自确诊以来的平均时间为10年。
向接受过NHL治疗的个体邮寄调查问卷。所有分析均使用SPSS® 18.0版进行。多元回归用于分析人口统计学和疾病特征、年龄与生活质量之间的关系。
生活质量的人口统计学、疾病和临床特征。
在生活质量方面，收入和性别受到年龄的调节；例如，年收入低于30,000美元的年轻幸存者生活质量较差。女性报告的生活质量高于男性。
年龄是收入的调节因素，也是收入如何影响年轻幸存者护理的一个指标。男性报告的生活质量低于女性，针对特定性别的资源可能对他们有帮助。
护理研究应侧重于针对年轻NHL幸存者的年龄敏感型资源。
年龄是影响整体健康相关生活质量的一个重要特征。肿瘤护士在识别所有年龄段可能从特定年龄资源中受益的患者方面发挥着重要作用。
