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Quality of life and its determinants among colorectal cancer survivors
Hossein Ali Nikbakht1, Nayyereh Amini Sani2*, Mohamad Asghari Jafarabadi3, Seyed Reza Hosseini4
1. Deputy of Health, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
2. Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
3. Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
4. Social Determinants of Health Research Center Faculty of Medicine Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Received: 14 November, 2014
Accepted: 05 May, 2015
Abstract
Background: Colorectal cancer has a significant impact on physical, mental and social
discomfort of patients. The aim of this study was to assess different aspects of health-related
quality of life and its association with demographic characteristics and some clinical features in
colorectal cancer survivors in the city of Babol.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013 among 120 colorectal cancer
survivors identified in the cancer registry from 2007 to 2012. A questionnaire containing
demographic data, disease characteristics and health-related quality of life (EORTC-QLQ-C30
standard questionnaire) was completed via face to face interview at patients’ homes.
Results: The mean total score of performance scale was significantly higher in men (69/24±
16/71) than in women (57/67 ± 17/87) (P=0.001). Men obtained higher scores in all 5
performance scales which was statistically significant in the domains of physical, emotional and
cognitive performance. Among the demographic variables, comorbidities, education and
employment were identified as the independent predictors of quality of life.
Conclusion: The patients had an average quality of life which was associated with
employment, education and comorbidities. Therefore, , empowering the health staff , increasing
the awareness of patients and their families as well as better management of comorbidities can
help the patients to return to an active life.
Key Words: demographic characteristics, quality of life, EORTC-QLQ-C30, cancer,
colorectal
J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci. 2015; 19(2): 84-92
*Corresponding author: Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Attar
Neishabouri St.,Tabriz, Iran.
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