scholarly journals Relationship between health-related quality of life and self-esteem of adult patients receiving chemotherapy for cancer treatment

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Sahar Ahmed ◽  
Shimaa Khaleel
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Purpose: To identify the relation between self-esteem and health related quality of life of adult cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and to identify the demographic variables that may have impact on health related quality of life of cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational survey was utilized in this study. The study was conducted at the in-patient and out-patient clinic of oncology at South Egypt cancer institute. The sample consisted of 100 patients with the following inclusion criteria; adult patients diagnosed of any type of cancer, fully conscious and are willing to participate in the study. Two tools were used; 36-Item Short Form Health Survey Instrument and Rosenberg self-esteem questionnaire.Results: The majority of the studied sample (67 %) was female, their age ranges from 40 years and above, they were not working and were having a breast cancer (38%), there was a highly statistical significant difference in total HRQoL score and breast and lung cancer diagnosis.Conclusion: A quarter of the studied sample was having a satisfactory quality of life while near the entire studied sample were having a good self-esteem. Age, sex and occupation were socio-demographic variables that have impact on patient's quality of life.

scholarly journals Health Related Quality of Life and Depression among Blood Cancer Patients in Pakistan: The Missing Public Health Link

2021 ◽  
pp. 51-62
Author(s):  
Madeeha Malik ◽  
Ifrah Rizwan ◽  
Azhar Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Technical Equipment ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Blood Cancer ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Introduction: Limited access to health care facilities, less number of qualified oncologists, lack of technical equipment for diagnosis are the major factors effecting adequate control and prevention of blood cancer in Pakistan. Objective: The objective of the study was to assess health related quality of life and depression among blood cancer patients in Pakistan. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used. Two pre validated questionnaires i.e. SF 36 and HADS were self-administered to a sample of 400 blood cancer patients’ selected using convenience sampling technique for measuring HRQoL and depression, respectively. After data collection, data was cleaned, coded and entered in SPSS. Results: The results highlighted that lowest scores for HRQoL among blood cancer patients were observed in the domain of role emotional (33.55,  ± 27.528) followed by bodily pain (42.93, ± 30.838) whereas highest scores were observed in the domain of mental health (73.7,  ± 18.488). Significant difference (p ≥ 0.05) was observed in HRQoL of cancer patients with different marital status, stages of blood cancer and receiving different types of therapies. Conclusion:The present study concluded that blood cancer patients had poor HRQoL and moderate depression in spite of advanced therapeutic strategies.

scholarly journals Health Related Quality of Life and its Determinants in Cancer Patients in a Low-resource Setting

2021 ◽  
pp. 92-102
Author(s):  
Tonia C. Onyeka ◽  
Uchenna N. Ijoma ◽  
Chidimma B. Nwatu ◽  
Chinwe L. Onyekonwu ◽  
Ngozichukwu N. Unaogu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Resource Setting ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Cancer Types

Objectives: This study investigated the health-related quality of life (QoL) in patients with various cancers attending cancer clinics at a tertiary hospital in South-East Nigeria and also determined the predictors of the various domain of QoL in these patients. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive study conducted among 104 participants. The WHO QoL questionnaire–short version was administered to patients with various cancer types. Analysis of Variance was used to compare the domains of quality of life among the various cancer types. The Independent t-test was used to compare socio-demographic variables of gender and quality of life across the domains and multiple linear regression analysis was used to further test if identified socio-demographic and clinical characteristics significantly predicted quality of life in all four domains. Results: Of the 104 participants analysed, there was no significant association between individual cancers and overall quality of life (p = 0.67), and with individual cancers and satisfaction with health (p = 0.13). Occupation (p = 0.019), and the number of hospitalizations (p = 0.016) in the psychological domain; occupation (p = 0.032) and co-morbidities (p = 0.004) in the physical domain; age (p = 0.003) in the social domain, and level of education (p = 0.002) in the environmental domain predicted QoL in these patients. Conclusion: Socio-demographic variables of age, number of hospitalizations, presence of comorbidities, education and occupation were significant predictors of QoL among cancer patients in this study. However, there was no association between cancer types and quality of life.

Mental Health Status and Health-Related Quality of Life among Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients in Thailand: A Multi-Site Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 103 (11) ◽  
pp. 1185-1193
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Background: The systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients oftentimes suffer from both physical and psychosocial challenges that may lead to low health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, limited research has been done in this area. Objective: To examined mental health status and HRQoL among SLE patients in Thailand. Materials and Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional study conducted at the rheumatology clinic of four major hospitals in Thailand. The paper-based questionnaire consisted of demographic, health history such as depression, anxiety, stress Scale (DASS-21), and the Rosenberg self-esteem scale (RSE), and the disease-specific Lupus Quality of Life scale (LupusQoL). Depending on the variable’s level of measurement such as categorical or continuous, Spearman’s Rho or Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficients were used to explore the relationships among the variables. Hierarchical multiple regression was used to identify the predictors of LupusQoL. Results: Among the 387 participants, many might have experienced depression, anxiety, and stress (30%, 51%, and 29%, respectively). Self-esteem among the participants was good (31.8 out of 40). All eight domains of LupusQoL were affected with intimate relationship domain being impacted the most. The overall LupusQoL was significantly associated with the number of prescribed medications (r=–0.23), depression (r=–0.70), anxiety (r=–0.58), stress (r=–0.67), and self-esteem (r=0.59), p<0.001. Significant predictors of the overall LupusQoL were mental health status (depression, anxiety, and stress) and self-esteem, F (3, 81)=43.10, p<0.001, adjusted R²=0.60. Conclusion: SLE patients should be holistically assessed in both physical and psychological aspects. In addition to proper medical treatments, healthcare providers should use a multidisciplinary team approach to resolve the patients’ psychosocial issues, which in turn, may increase the patients’ quality of life. Self-care education may be necessary to help the patients manage the condition and decrease the number of medications. Keywords: Mental health, Quality of life, SLE, Thailand

scholarly journals Exploring the relationship among dispositional optimism, health-related quality of life, and CIPN severity among colorectal cancer patients with chronic peripheral neuropathy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hester.R. Trompetter ◽  
Cynthia S. Bonhof ◽  
Lonneke V. van de Poll-Franse ◽  
Gerard Vreugdenhil ◽  
Floortje Mols
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Peripheral Neuropathy ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Abstract Purpose Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy ((CI)PN) becomes chronic in 30% of cancer patients. Knowledge of predictors of chronic (CI)PN and related impairments in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is lacking. We examined the role of optimism in chronic (CI)PN severity and associated HRQoL in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients up to two years after diagnosis. Methods CRC patients from a prospective cohort study participated, with sensory peripheral neuropathy (SPN) 1 year after diagnosis (n = 142). Multivariable regression analyses examined the cross-sectional association between optimism (measured by the LOT-R) and SPN severity/HRQoL (measured by the EORTC QLQ-CIPN20 and QLQ-C30), as well as the prospective association in a subsample that completed measures 2 years after diagnosis and still experienced SPN (n = 86). Results At 1-year follow-up, higher optimism was associated with better global HRQoL, and better physical, role, emotional, cognitive, and social functioning (all p < .01). Optimism at year one was also prospectively associated with better global HRQoL (p < .05), and emotional and cognitive functioning at 2-year follow-up (both p < .01). Optimism was not related to self-reported SPN severity. Significant associations were retained when controlling for demographic/clinical variables, and became non-significant after controlling for depressive and anxiety symptoms. Conclusions Optimism and depressive and anxiety symptoms are associated with HRQoL in CRC patients with chronic (CI)PN. Future research may illuminate the mechanisms that these factors share, like the use of (non)adaptive coping styles such as avoidance and acceptance that may inform the design of targeted interventions to help patients to adapt to chronic (CI)PN.

scholarly journals Relationship between Sedentary Time, Physical Activity, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Spanish Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2702
Author(s):  
Manuel Ávila-García ◽  
María Esojo-Rivas ◽  
Emilio Villa-González ◽  
Pablo Tercedor ◽  
Francisco Javier Huertas-Delgado
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Higher sedentary time and lower physical activity (PA) are associated with a poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children. The aims of this study were: (1) to analyze the sedentary time, objectively measured PA levels (light, moderate, vigorous, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA)), and HRQoL dimensions (physical well-being, emotional well-being, self-esteem, family, friends, school, and total score) in children; and (2) to examine the association between sedentary time, PA levels, and HRQoL in children separately by sex. A total of 459 children (8.4 ± 0.4 years old, 50.54% males) from 15 schools in Granada (Spain) participated in the study. A tri-axial accelerometer was used to measure PA levels in the children for 7 consecutive days. The Revidierter KINDer Lebensqualitätsfragebogen (KINDL-R) questionnaire was used to determine the children’s HRQoL dimensions. The results showed that males presented more minutes engaged in MVPA than females. Both sedentary time and PA levels were associated with self-esteem and total score (all p < 0.05). In males, moderate and vigorous PA levels were associated with higher HRQoL, whereas light PA was associated with higher HRQoL in females. Future studies should take into account the use of activities with difference intensities in order to increase HRQoL in males and females.

scholarly journals Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Patients with Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disorders and Impact of Treatment

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 461-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas L. Rider ◽  
Carleigh Kutac ◽  
Joud Hajjar ◽  
Chris Scalchunes ◽  
Filiz O. Seeborg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Common Variable Immunodeficiency ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Common Variable
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