scholarly journals Association of Selected Socio Demographic Variables as Determinants of Quality of Life among Cancer Patients Attending Oncology Department at Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura Srinagar Kashmir

2021 ◽  
Vol 06 (04) ◽  
pp. 28-33
Author(s):  
Rameez Nabi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Interview Schedule

Background: Cancer is a disease of the cell in which the normal mechanisms for control of growth and proliferation have been altered. It is a harmful lesion capable of invasion of other tissues and metastasis (spread) to distant organs. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to assess the quality of life among cancer patients and to find the association between the quality of life among cancer patients and their selected socio demographic variables. Methodology: Descriptive retrospective design was selected to carry out the study. A total of 100 cancer patients were selected for the study by convenience sampling technique. Assessment of quality of life was done by using a self-structured interview schedule and standardized interview schedule (WHOQOL-Bref scale). Results: The findings of the present study showed that quality of life among cancer patients was found to be average in 84%, good in 10% and poor in 6%. The (Mean±S.D) QOL was found to be (51.76±11.24). Significant association was found between QOL and socio demographic variables i.e. educational qualification (p=0.004) and social support (p=0.001). While, as no significant association was found with other socio demographic variables. Conclusion: Findings concluded that the QOL was found to be average among cancer patients. Therefore, it is imperative for nurses to include assessment of QOL in the routine nursing care of these patients with a view to enhance the QOL by appropriate identification and modification of modifiable socio demographic variables such as better access to health care facilities and chemotherapeutic medicines, and better involvement in family and interpersonal relations.

scholarly journals Quality of Life of Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 3813-3818
Author(s):  
Thenmozhi P ◽  
Simeon I
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Symptom Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Eortc Qlq C30 ◽  
Eortc Qlq ◽  
The Mind

Quality of life is a significant part of patient care among cancer patients. Toxicities and adverse impacts of chemotherapy influence personal satisfaction in disease patients, and it likewise makes challenges in satisfying family and social jobs. Hence the study aimed to assess the quality of life of cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Cross-sectional research design was employed with 50 samples which matched the inclusion criteria were selected by convenience sampling technique. Demographic variables data were collected by using a structured questionnaire followed by assessing the quality of life by using the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire. The findings of the study revealed the highest median value in the cognitive functioning, social functioning, role functioning and also in physical functioning compared symptom scale and in which the lowest score in the symptoms of nausea & vomiting, loss of craving, fatigue, diarrhea and constipation and face many challenges related to finance. Based on findings, further studies can be conducted to correlate the quality of life with clinical assessment and focus on the mind-body exercise such as yoga, meditation and physical therapy like exercise, massage to enhance the quality of life and to complete the entire cycle of chemotherapy.

Challenges Encountered by Family Caregivers of Prostate Cancer Patients: A Qualitative Inquiry

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benedicta Owoo ◽  
Jerry Paul Ninnoni ◽  
Evelyn Asamoah Ampofo ◽  
Abdul-Aziz Seidu
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Late Presentation ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Cape Coast

Abstract BackgroundIn Ghana, prostate cancer is more prevalent than all other cancers with a mortality rate of 75% partly as a result of late presentation to the health care facilities. Limited health services provision across the country and shortages of skilled nurses place a significant demand on family caregivers who are often ill-equipped for the caring role resulting in a lot of challenges. As they are expected to provide complex care at home with little resources, information, and support, yet, the healthcare system rarely addresses the challenging needs of these family caregivers. This study explored the Challenges encountered by family caregivers of people with prostate cancer. MethodsA qualitative phenomenological descriptive study was adapted using a semi-structured interview guide to conduct in-depth interviews with twelve (12) family caregivers of prostate cancer patients selected through a purposive sampling technique at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital. All interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed thematically.Findings The significant statement extracted from verbatim transcripts (analysis of transcripts) produced three main themes as key challenges relating to; Education and Training needs, Resources and Caregiver-nurse relationship issues with seven (7) sub-themes that collectively hindered the family caregivers ability to effectively perform their caring role. Thus making it difficult for them to meet the care demands. Sub-themes that emerged were; lack of preparedness towards the caring role, lack of knowledge about condition/ treatment, misconception about the condition, lack of accommodation facilities, financial constraints, poor communication and poor staff attitude.ConclusionCaregiving is associated with significant challenges that hinder family caregiver’s ability to effectively care for the patient; further diminishing caregiver’s quality of life and quality of patient care. Healthcare professionals especially nurses should, therefore, consider these challenges faced by family caregivers and put in measures to obviate them through education, preparation, and support.

scholarly journals Quality of Life among Parents of Mentally Challenged Children

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rishi Panday ◽  
Nazish Fatima
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowing That ◽  
Gender Based

Background: A child born into family is usually received with joy and considered a blessing but when the child is handicapped and blessing is clearly mixed. Acceptance of child with mental handicap becomes difficult to parents and the whole family particularly when competence and achievement are very much valued in modern world. A parent shows a series of reactions after knowing that their child is disabled. These include shock, denial, guilt, sorrow, rejection and acceptance. Questions like ‘why me?’ ‘How can it be?’ keep arising without answers. This study was based on quality of life among parents of children with mentally challenged and it was gender based study. Aim: To study the gender differences in term of Quality of Life among parents of mentally challenged children. Methods and Material: It was cross sectional study conducted at RINPAS, Samples were recruited through purposive sampling technique. Semi-structured interview schedule was developing to assess the demographics profile and Quality of life scales were administered on parents of children with mentally challenged. Results: Finding of this study showed that parents of male children have good Quality of Life in comparison to the parents of female children.

scholarly journals Hubungan Dukungan Keluarga Terhadap Kualitas Hidup Pasien Kanker Payudara di Rumah Sakit Islam Siti Khodijah Palembang Tahun 2018

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 529
Author(s):  
Yofa Anggriani Utama
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
P Value ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
The World

Cancer is one of the causes of death in both developed and developing countries, cancer is increasing in developing countries due to increasing lifestyle, breast cancer is a cancer that causes death in women in the world, breast cancer is the highest contributor to mortality in women in the world, 43.3 per 100,000. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of family support to the quality of life of breast cancer patients. The research design used was observational analytic with cross sectional approach. The sampling technique used purposive sampling technique, the study sample amounted to 63 breast cancer patients. The results show that there is a relationship between family support and the quality of life of breast cancer patients with a p value of 0.032. shows there is a relationship between family support for the quality of life of patients with breast cancer. Suggestions that nurses can improve the quality of nursing services, and provide motivation to patients and families of breast cancer in carrying out breast cancer treatment.

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 Quality of Life of Menopausal Women Residing Dharan Sub-metropolitan City, Nepal

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anu Thapa ◽  
Mangala Shrestha ◽  
Nirmala Pokharel ◽  
Tulasa Basnet
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Metropolitan City ◽  
Menopausal Women

Abstract Background: Menopause poses a big challenge during middle age and to the healthy aging of woman. Majority of women face various problems and disturbances in daily living leading to decrease in quality of life. This study focuses on menopause related symptoms and quality of life in relation to the symptoms. Method: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 200 women of age 40-60 years at Dharan Sub-metropolitan City of Nepal selected through snowball sampling technique. The data were collected over the period of four weeks. Semi- structured questionnaire for demographic variables and menopause specific quality of life (MENQOL) questionnaire were used to collect data. Interview technique was adapted. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to interpret data. Result: Mean menopausal age of the study group was 47.14 years. The most common symptoms of vasomotor, psychosocial, physical and sexual domains were hot flushes, experiencing poor memory, feeling tired or worn out and change in sexual desire respectively. The overall score of menopausal quality of life for each domain reported that highest the mean score in sexual domain (3.58 ± 1.62) and least score in vasomotor domain (2.08 ± 1.67). The score of physical domain was significantly high in late postmenopausal group than early postmenopausal group. Significant association was obtained with age, ethnicity, menopause status, physical activity and marital status in relation to the domains of quality of life. Conclusions: The results conclude that all the menopausal women were having at least one menopausal symptom from each domain. The menopausal women scored highest in sexual domain and least in vasomotor domain suggesting decrease quality of life in relation to sexual domain. Menopausal symptoms were associated with decrease in quality of life. Thus awareness regarding the menopausal changes should be focused in premenopausal age group of women

Communicating Quality of Life Information to Cancer Patients: A Study of Six Presentation Formats

2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (28) ◽  
pp. 6949-6956 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Brundage ◽  
D. Feldman-Stewart ◽  
A. Leis ◽  
A. Bezjak ◽  
L. Degner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Linear Representation ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Line Graphs ◽  
Cancer Treatments ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Purpose To determine which formats for presenting health-related quality of life (HRQL) data are interpreted most accurately and are most preferred by cancer patients. Patients often want a great deal of information about cancer treatments, including information relevant to HRQL. Clinical trials provide methodologically sound HRQL data that may be useful to patients. Patients and Methods In a multicenter study, 198 patients with previously treated cancer participated in a structured interview. Participants judged HRQL information presented in one textual and five graphical formats. Outcome measures included the accuracy of patients' interpretations and ease-of-use and helpfulness ratings for each format. Results Correct interpretations ranged from 85% to 98% across formats (F = 10.3, P < .0001) with line graphs of mean HRQL scores over time being interpreted correctly most often. Older patients and less-educated patients were less likely to interpret graphs accurately (F = 7.3, P = .008; and F = 10.6, P = .001, respectively), but all groups were most accurate on simple line graphs. Multivariate analysis revealed that format type, participant age and education were independent predictors of accuracy rates. Patients' ratings also varied across formats both for ease of understanding scores (F = 12.1, P < .0001) and for helpfulness scores (F = 13.2, P < .0001), with line graphs being rated highest on both outcomes. Conclusion Patients generally prefer a simple linear representation of group mean HRQL scores, and can accurately interpret data presented in this format more than 98% of the time irrespective of their age group and educational level. The findings have important implications for the communication of clinical trial HRQL results.

scholarly journals Relationship between Needs of Supportive Care with Quality of Life among Breast Cancer Patients in Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Makassar

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muh. Zukri Malik ◽  
Suriyani . ◽  
Nur Fajriani
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Supportive Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
The Individual

Background: The need of supportive care is a care to be given in order to enhance the life quality of the patients with a serious life-threatening disease such as breast cancer. Generally, the patients are really worried and have severe anxiety related to their disease. The quality of life becomes really important in curing the breast cancer. The life quality is the ability to have normal life in accordance with the individual perception about the objective and hope of the breast cancer patients. Method: Thisis anobservationalresearchwithcross-sectionalstudydesign.Thestudywasconducted in 2019 and required as many as 40 respondents. The samples were selected by using purposive sampling technique. The data were gathered by questionnaire then processed by SPSS and analyzed by statistical test of Chi-square with the significance degree of 95% (α=0,05). Result: The result showed that there was significant correlation between the need of supportive care (p<0,000) and the life quality of the breast cancer patients. Conclusion: There was association of the supportive careandthelifequalityofthebreastcancerpatientswiththevalueofp=0,000<α0.05.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Drug Side Effects Chemotherapy on Quality of Life (QOL) Breast Cancer Patients at Hospital X in Jakarta

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Sondang Khairani ◽  
Sesilia A Keban ◽  
Meyke Afrianty
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cancer Type ◽  
Drug Side Effects ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Chemotherapy Drugs

Breast cancer is the number one cancer type discovered at women in the world. Most causes are genetic factors and hormonal factors. One cancer treatments with chemotherapy. Chemotherapy drugs active in cells dividing and reproducing, but cells normally to be affected by chemotherapy and side effects from chemotherapy drugs affect quality of life. The aim of the study to evaluate side effects of chemotherapy drugs on the quality of life of breast cancer patients. Sampling technique observational prospective breast cancer patients with completed the chemotherapy cycle from September 2017 to April 2018 with descriptive analysis and statistics by looking correlation between drug side effects and Quality of Life (QoL). Results of the study were side effects of fatigue 100%, nausea 67,5%, vomiting 60%, no appetite 63,75%, fever 42,5%, joint pain 43,75%, diarrhea 16,25%, difficulty swallowing 16,25%, allergies 5%, itching 1,25%, mouth sores 3,75%, swollen right hand 1,25%, constipation 3,75%. QoL results are physical 6,2%; psychology 5,3%; social 4,9%; spiritual 6,8%. Results of Sperman test showed no correlation between the side effects of chemotherapy and QoL P> 0,05. This study shows that there is no relationship between the side effects drug chemotherapy and QoL in breast cancer patients.

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