Gonzalez Velda J, McMillan Susan, Pedro Elsa, Tirado-Gomez Maribel, Saligan Leorey N
Postdoctoral Fellow, College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Distinguished Professor and Thompson Professor of Oncology Nursing and Quality of Life at the University of South Florida College of Nursing, FL.
P R Health Sci J. 2018 Mar;37(1):46-51.
To examine the health related quality of life (HRQOL) experienced by 79 Puerto Rican adults during cancer treatments.
This study used a descriptive, cross-sectional design. Participants completed a demographics form and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General QOL questionnaire (FACT-G). Descriptive statistics were generated.
Participants were ages 28-78; most of the participants had breast (38.0%), prostate (14.0%) and cervical and ovarian cancers (10.1%) treated with chemotherapy (45.6%). The participants had a mean total score on the FACT-G of 75.2 (SD = 18.9). As a group, the functional well-being was the most affected (mean 17.2, SD 6.8), and the Social/Familial was the least affected (mean 20.7, SD 6.0).
Cancer is the leading cause of death in the island of Puerto Rico. Female Puerto Rican cancer patients in this study sample had increased risk for experiencing worse: overall HRQOL, physical well-being and emotional well-being compared to males. Given that the Hispanic oncology population does not always report symptoms, risking under-assessment and under management, this suggests there may be a greater need for HRQOL surveillance for this population.
研究79名波多黎各成年人在癌症治疗期间的健康相关生活质量（HRQOL）。
本研究采用描述性横断面设计。参与者填写了一份人口统计学表格，并完成了癌症治疗功能评估通用生活质量问卷（FACT-G）。生成了描述性统计数据。
参与者年龄在28 - 78岁之间；大多数参与者患有乳腺癌（38.0%）、前列腺癌（14.0%）以及子宫颈癌和卵巢癌（10.1%），接受化疗的比例为45.6%。参与者在FACT-G上的平均总分是75.2（标准差 = 18.9）。作为一个群体，功能幸福感受影响最大（平均17.2，标准差6.8），社会/家庭幸福感受影响最小（平均20.7，标准差6.0）。
癌症是波多黎各岛的主要死因。在本研究样本中，波多黎各女性癌症患者与男性相比，在总体HRQOL、身体幸福感和情绪幸福感方面经历更差情况的风险增加。鉴于西班牙裔肿瘤患者群体并不总是报告症状，存在评估不足和管理不足的风险，这表明可能更需要对该群体进行HRQOL监测。
