Quality of Life of Gynaeoncology Patients and Family Caregivers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Instruments and Data Collection
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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n = 169 | |
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Age, years | 63.0 (55.0, 69.0) |
Ethnicity, n (%) | |
| 95 (56.2) 60 (35.5) 9 (5.3) 5 (3.0) |
Married, n (%) | 147 (87.0) |
Employed, n (%) | 80 (47.3) |
Type of comorbidities, n (%) | |
| 62 (36.7) 96 (56.8) 18 (10.7) 3 (1.8) 2 (1.2) 9 (5.3) |
Education Level, n (%) | |
| 57 (33.7) 93 (55.0) 9 (5.3) 10 (5.9) |
Income, n (%) | |
| 117 (69.2) 46 (27.2) 6 (3.6) |
n = 169 | |
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Type of cancer, n (%) | |
| 54 (32.0) 73 (43.2) 34 (20.1) 5 (3.0) 3 (1.8) |
Stage of disease, n (%) | |
| 67 (39.6) 40 (23.7) 45 (26.6) 17 (10.1) |
Duration of cancer, n (%) | |
| 13 (7.7) 114 (67.5) 42 (24.8) |
Current treatment, n (%) | |
| 1 (0.6) 59 (34.9) 48 (28.4) 60 (35.5) 1 (0.6) |
n = 169 | |
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Age, years * | 40.0 (33.0, 55.5) |
Male Gender, n (%) | 92 (54.4) |
| 59 (64.1) 31 (33.7) 2 (2.2) |
Female Gender, n (%) | 77 (45.6) |
| 64 (83.1) 5 (6.5) 5 (6.5) 3 (3.9) |
Ethnicity, n (%) | |
| 99 (58.6) 60 (35.5) 9 (5.3) 1 (0.6) |
Married, n (%) | 133 (78.7) |
Education Level, n (%) | |
| 14 (8.3) 72 (42.6) 57 (33.7) 26 (15.4) |
Duration of caregiving more than 6 months, n (%) | 151 (89.3) |
Income level, n (%) | |
| 47 (27.8) 108 (63.9) 14 (8.3) |
QOL | No Problem (n in %) | Slight Problem (n in %) | Moderate Problem (n in %) | Severe Problem (n in %) | Extreme Problem (n in %) |
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Mobility | 108 (63.9%) | 49 (29.0%) | 11 (6.5%) | 1 (0.6%) | 0 (0%) |
Self-care | 159 (94.1%) | 7 (4.1%) | 3 (1.8%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Usual activities | 134 (79.3%) | 28 (16.6%) | 6 (3.6%) | 1 (0.6%) | 0 (0%) |
Pain/ Discomfort | 101 (59.8%) | 53 (31.4%) | 13 (7.7%) | 2 (1.2%) | 0 (0%) |
Anxiety/ Depression | 121 (71.6%) | 33 (19.5%) | 12 (7.1%) | 3 (1.8%) | 0 (0%) |
QOL | No Problem (n in %) | Slight Problem (n in %) | Moderate Problem (n in %) | Severe Problem (n in %) | Extreme Problem (n in %) |
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Mobility | 159 (94.1%) | 10 (5.9%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Self-care | 166 (98.2%) | 3 (1.8%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Usual activities | 151 (89.3%) | 16 (9.5%) | 2 (1.2%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Pain/ Discomfort | 138 (81.7%) | 30 (17.8%) | 1 (0.6%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Anxiety/ Depression | 138 (81.7%) | 25 (14.8%) | 4 (2.4%) | 2 (1.2%) | 0 (0%) |
Patient | Caregivers | p-Value | |
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Mean VAS scores | 77.22 | 84.99 | <0.001 |
SF-36 Variable | Total | Patient | Caregiver | p |
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Physical functioning | 81.17 ± 23.9 | 70.89 ± 25.5 | 91.45 ± 14.9 | <0.001 |
Role limitation due to physical health | 75.52 ± 38.5 | 63.61± 43.8 | 87.43 ± 28.9 | <0.001 |
Role limitation due to emotional problem | 84.32 ± 34.6 | 82.84 ± 35.7 | 85.80 ± 31.0 | 0.056 |
Energy | 66.07 ± 13.5 | 64.23 ± 13.3 | 67.90 ± 10.5 | <0.001 |
Emotion well-being | 75.57 ± 11.4 | 75.01 ± 13.0 | 76.12 ± 11.2 | 0.062 |
Social functioning | 87.09 ± 18.8 | 86.17 ± 20.8 | 88.02 ± 17.4 | 0.267 |
Pain | 81.43 ± 20.7 | 74.08 ± 20.3 | 88.77 ± 15.6 | <0.001 |
General health | 64.20 ± 17.3 | 59.90 ± 16.6 | 68.49 ± 15.2 | <0.001 |
Patient’s Factors | QOL Domain | b (95% CI) | p-Value |
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Age | Mobility | 0.023 (0.015, 0.031) | <0.001 |
Self-care | 0.005 (0.001, 0.009) | 0.024 | |
Usual activities | 0.001 (0.003, 0.017) | 0.008 | |
Anxiety/depression | −0.016 (−0.025, −0.007) | <0.001 | |
Education | Anxiety/depression | 0.137 (0.001, 0.273) | 0.048 |
Income | Usual activities | −0.175 (−0.325, −0.024 | 0.023 |
Stage of cancer | Usual activities | 0.15 (0.073, 0.228) | <0.001 |
Pain/discomfort | 0.151 (0.051, 0.250) | 0.03 | |
Anxiety/depression | 0.147 (0.046, 0.248) | 0.005 | |
Comorbidities | Mobility | −0.326 (−0.529, −0.122) | 0.02 |
Usual activities | −0.242 (−0.416, −0.069) | 0.006 | |
Anxiety/depression | 0.257 (0.033, 0.481) | 0.025 |
Patient’s Factors | QOL Domain | b (95% CI) | p-Value |
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Age | Physical functioning | −0.775 (−1.095, −0.456) | <0.001 |
Physical health | −0.638 (−1.216, −0.591) | 0.031 | |
Energy | −0.253 (−0.426, −0.080) | 0.041 | |
Emotion well-being | 0.02 (0.012, 0.896) | 0.018 | |
Comorbidities | Physical functioning | 14.44 (5.66, 23.12) | <0.001 |
Physical health | 19.81 (4.57, 35.22) | 0.012 | |
Energy | 5.83 (1.23, 10.32) | 0.013 | |
Pain | 12.64 (5.71, 19.56) | <0.001 | |
General health | 6.93 (1.12, 12.75) | 0.020 | |
Stage | Social | −4.07 (−7.57, −0.66) | 0.023 |
Caregiver’s Factors | QOL Domain | b (95% CI) | p-Value |
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Age | Mobility | 0.005 (0.001, 0.008) | 0.009 |
Pain or discomfort | 0.009 (0.003, 0.015) | 0.002 | |
Gender | Anxiety/depression | −0.228 (−0.402, −0.055) | 0.01 |
Duration of caregiving | Anxiety/depression | −0.397 (−0.668, −0.125) | 0.004 |
Caregiver’s Factors | QOL Domain | b (95% CI) | p-Value |
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Age | Physical functioning | −0.509 (−0.707, −0.310) | <0.001 |
Physical health | −0.600 (−1.01, −0.19) | 0.004 | |
Pain | −0.31 (−0.53, −0.09) | 0.007 | |
General health | −0.28 (−0.47, −0.08) | 0.006 | |
Gender | Energy | −4.84 (−8.17, −1.51) | 0.005 |
Education | General health | 5.01 (1.91, 8.11) | 0.002 |
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Hasan, R.Z.; Ng, B.K.; Phon, S.E.; Abdul Karim, A.K.; Lim, P.S.; Nur Azurah, A.G. Quality of Life of Gynaeoncology Patients and Family Caregivers. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 6450. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116450
Hasan RZ, Ng BK, Phon SE, Abdul Karim AK, Lim PS, Nur Azurah AG. Quality of Life of Gynaeoncology Patients and Family Caregivers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(11):6450. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116450
Chicago/Turabian StyleHasan, Raimi Zamriah, Beng Kwang Ng, Su Ee Phon, Abdul Kadir Abdul Karim, Pei Shan Lim, and Abdul Ghani Nur Azurah. 2022. "Quality of Life of Gynaeoncology Patients and Family Caregivers" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 11: 6450. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116450