What Constitutes Quality of Life?: A Conceptualization of the Dimension of Life Quality in Cancer Patients

1987 ◽  
Vol 22 (sup133) ◽  
pp. 93-95
Author(s):  
J. H. Baron
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Life Quality

scholarly journals Principles of questionnaires’ validation on the example the Caregiver Quality of Life-Cancer (CQOL-C) questionnaire

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 26-29
Author(s):  
Marta Gawlik ◽  
Donata Kurpas
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
English Language ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
World Health ◽  
Polish Version ◽  
Four Levels

In Poland, the statistics on the number of people diagnosed with cancer reveal an increase in the enormity of the problem. In consequence, these include an increase in the number of people taking care of cancer patients at homes. There are currently no available Polish version questionnaire, which allows the assessment of the quality of life for home caregivers. English-language questionnaire examining the quality of life of cancer patients’ caregivers has been developed by the team supervised by M.A.Weitzner and has been widely used since 1999. It contains 35 questions, which are aimed at assessing the level of functioning on four levels: mental, emotional, spiritual and financial. The validation of this questionnaire fulfils the guidelines of translation and validation for the questionnaires, which are deterrmined in a document about the process of translation and adaptation of the instruments of the World Health Organization. Cultural adaptation was an indispensable element for validation, which has met four criteria: allegiance to the translation of the questionnaire into Polish language, the criterion of functional equivalence, the principle of the facade equivalence and the criterion of accuracy reconstruction. The main goal of therapeutic teams in the palliative care is continuous enhancement of their patients and families life quality, including home environments. Both the Polish validation and the application of the questionnaire assessing the life quality of the cancer patients’ caregivers will make it possible to focus on the issues and needs of that population better. The scale may become a useful research tool for evaluation and prevention of the burnout syndrome experienced among family members providing care for cancer patients. Polish version of the CQOL-C questionnaire has met all the validation criteria and can be applied by the therapeutic teams in the palliative care.

scholarly journals Medical Cannabinoids for Cancer Cachexia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Wang ◽  
Yanling Wang ◽  
Mengting Tong ◽  
Hongming Pan ◽  
Da Li
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Cancer Cachexia ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Cochrane Central Register ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Central Register

Objectives. Cancer cachexia (CCA) is an intractable and ineffective metabolic syndrome that attacks 50–80% of cancer patients. It reduces patient’s life quality, affects the efficacy of treatment, and then increases their mortality; however, there are no established therapeutic strategies for CCA in the world. In this study, we assess the positive and negative effects of cannabinoid in the treatment of CCA. Methods. We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) in The Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, and PubMed up to December 2017. Results. Of the 256 screened studies, three studies with a total of 592 participants were included. Compared with placebo, cannabinoid increased the appetite (MD 0.27, 95% CI -0.51 to 1.04; n= 3) but failed to improve the overall quality of life (QOL; MD -12.39, 95% CI [-24.21 to -0.57; n = 2), and a total of 441 patients had 607 adverse events (AEs; 496 in the cannabinoid group and 111 in the placebo group). Conclusions. Our analysis showed cannabinoid is effective in increasing appetite in cancer patients. However, it declines the quality of life, which may be due to the side effects of cannabinoid.

scholarly journals FACTORS THAT RELEVANT TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF BREAST CANCER PATIENTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haris H ◽  
Laili Rahayuwati ◽  
Ahmad Yamin
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Breast Cancers ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
National Breast ◽  
Age Factor

Breast cancer is a health problem since so many years ago especially to women. In 2013, Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) showed that the number of national breast cancer prevalence was the second most numerous patients in the world especially attacked women in Indonesia. The common problems experienced by breast cancers patients is the decrease of life quality of the patients. The purpose of this research was to identify factors related to the life quality of the breast cancers patients in Bandung city. This research used cross sectional method. The determination of life quality based on Quality of Life Cancer Survivor Version (QOL-CSV). Accidental sampling was used to choose samples. This research was taken place in four rumah singgah (shelters) of breast cancer located in Bandung city. There were 30 women involved in this study. Inclusive criterion in this research was the patients of breast cancers who are undergoing medications such as surgery, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy, who are willing to be the respondents voluntary. Result of normality test included age factor, marital age and firts time pregnance. Multivariate test used in this research was the linear regression analysis. Based on the result of bivariate analysis, age factor and frequency of pregnancy had positive correlated (p<0.05) to the life quality of breast cancer patients, while menarche had a negative correlated. Regression linear result was determined to life quality factor (p<0,05) including age factor, marital age and  pathology anatomy result. Half of the result of coefficient correlation showed a strong relationship in the quality of life of breast cancer patients. This Research showed that some of the reproduction factors related to the quality of life. Some factors are contributed to the quality of life of breast cancer patients such as age of the patient, marital age and result of pathology anatomy (cancer stage). This research needs more in-depths studies toward the quality of life of breast cancers patients as well as efforts of intervention to increase the quality of life of breast cancers patients.Keywords: breast cancer, quality of life, reproductive factors

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 Pengukuran Kualitas Hidup Pasien Kanker Payudara di Kota Denpasar Menggunakan Instrumen EQ-5D-5L

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdillah Mursyid ◽  
Restu Nur Hasanah Haris ◽  
Dwi Endarti ◽  
Chairun Wiedyaningsih ◽  
Susi Ari Kristina
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Patient Characteristics ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Utility Value ◽  
Significant Difference

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in the world and is one of the biggest causes of cancer deaths every year. Measurement of the quality of life in breast cancer patients could improve treatment and become a prognosic factor along with medical parameters for the patients. This study aims to measure the life quality of breast cancer patients and observe how it affects the life quality based on patient characteristics. The study was conducted on 93 breast cancer patients. Data were collected form patients in several breast cancer comunities in Denpasar which were carried outh within 3 months (January – March 2019). This study used a cross sectional design using a snowball sampling technique involving breast cancer patients in several cancer communities in Denpasar. The patient's life quality data was obtained using the EuroQol-5 Dimension-5 Level (EQ-5D-5L) generic instrument and conversion to health utility (utility) used the Indonesian value set. The entire data was analyzed using the independent t-test and multivariate regression. The results showed that pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression were the most dominant problem in breast cancer patients (82,7%). The utility value of breast cancer patients was 0.821±0.123 and the VAS value was 74.41±11.67. There was a significant difference in utility value based on patient characteristics of occupation (p=0.035), symptoms (p=0,003), and cancer stadium (p=0.015). Affected 20.5% of the quality of life of breast cancer patients in Denpasar city.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN ANTARA OPTIMISME DENGAN KUALITAS HIDUP PADA PASIEN KANKER

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Ficka Faradila Nufus ◽  
Farhati M. Tatar
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Correlation Technique ◽  
Psychological Reactions ◽  
Life Orientation Test ◽  
Quality Of Life Inventory ◽  
Quota Sampling

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death around the world that will have an impact on individual psychological. Psychological reactions that appear in cancer patients is reported to be an important factor on quality of life. Quality of life is defined as an advantage or merit in aspects of life such as survival and longevity. One determinant of the quality of life of individuals involved disposition of optimism, which looks optimistic cancer patients have better psychological health and better quality of life. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between optimism and quality of life in cancer patients. The participants were 60 cancer patients (17 male and 43 female) who were selected by using quota sampling method. Data were collected by using Life Orientation Test-Revised dan Quality of Life Inventory. The results of data analysis used Spearmen Correlation Technique showed correlation coefficient (r) = 0,344 with a significant value (p) = 0.63 (p > 0.05) It can be interpreted that there was no significant relationship between optimism and quality of life in cancer patients. In conclusion, the results showed that optimism has not significantly related to quality of life in cancer patients.

scholarly journals The Effects of Association of Topical Polydatin Improves the Preemptive Systemic Treatment on EGFR Inhibitors Cutaneous Adverse Reactions

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 466
Author(s):  
Mauro Bavetta ◽  
Dionisio Silvaggio ◽  
Elena Campione ◽  
Pietro Sollena ◽  
Vincenzo Formica ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Growth Factor Receptor ◽  
Cutaneous Manifestations ◽  
Oncologic Patients ◽  
Group A ◽  
Group B

Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor inhibitors (EGFRi) are approved as therapeutic options in several solid tumors. Cutaneous papulopustular eruption is the most frequent cutaneous adverse-event (AE), usually treated with emollient or corticosteroids according to toxicity grade. Our study evaluated the efficacy and safety of a topical product containing polydatin, a glycosylated polyphenol, natural precursor of resveratrol showing anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative activities, for the prevention and treatment of skin papulopustular rash in EGFRi-treated patients. Forty oncologic patients treated with EGFRi were enrolled in two groups: group-A, 20 patients with papulopustular AE, and group-B, 20 patients without cutaneous manifestations. The study consisted of twice-daily application of polydatin cream 1.5% (group-A) and 0.8% (group-B) for 6 months. In group-A patients, we observed at week 4 a remarkable improvement of skin manifestation and quality of life evaluated with National-Cancer-Institute-Common-Terminology-Criteria for Adverse-Events (NCI-CTCAE), Dermatology-Life-Quality-Index (DLQI) score and Visual-Analogue-Scale (VAS) pruritus, with a statistical significance of p < 0.05. None of the patients of group-B developed skin AEs to EGFRi. No cutaneous AEs related to the polydatin product were reported in both groups. Polydatin can be a good topical aid for the prevention and management of papulopustular rash in cancer patients receiving EGFRi, also capable of improving cancer patients’ quality of life.

scholarly journals The role of erythropoietins in cancer therapy

2018 ◽  
pp. 134-139
Author(s):  
O. E. Kondratieva ◽  
M. E. Abramov ◽  
G. V. Vyshinskaya ◽  
S. L. Gutorov ◽  
E. I. Borisova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Blood Cells ◽  
Large Range ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Hemoglobin Level ◽  
Blood Transfusions ◽  
Significant Deterioration

Anemia is a common hematological complication in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Reduction of hemoglobin level is accompanied by a significant deterioration in the patients’ life quality. A transfusion of erythrocyte mass is used to rapidly increase the hemoglobin level in case of development of a symptomatic anemia. However, a large range of risks limit the wide use of blood transfusions. Erythropoiesis-stimulating proteins are the drugs that reduce the need for blood transfusions. Treatment with erythropoietins provides a smooth and prolonged rise in the hemoglobin level, the release of fully functional red blood cells into the blood. The use of erythropoietins can significantly improve the quality of life of cancer patients without reducing the effectiveness of chemotherapy.

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