Factors associated with quality of life among patients with lung cancer undergone surgery
Keywords:
factors, quality of life, postoperative, lung cancerAbstract
The study aimed to explore quality of life (QOL) levels and factors related to QOL in three dimensions: perception of symptoms, functional, and global health status and quality of life The sample consisted of 85 patients who undergone lung cancer surgery and were followed up for one month at the Clinics of two tertiary hospitals. Data were collected using The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-C30 (EORTC QOL-C30), the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (Brief IPQ), Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST), the Supportive Care Needs Survey-Short Form 34 (SCNS-SF34), and the Medical Outcome Study Social Support Survey (MOS SSS). Data were analyzed using Pearson product moment correlation coefficient and Spearman rank correlation coefficient.
The results revealed that 1) the patients reported high levels of QOL in all dimensions. 2) Illness representation factor was positively correlated with the quality of life in the symptom dimension. (rs = .566, p < .001). 3) Illness representation and supportive care need factors were negatively correlated with functional dimension, (rs = .566, p < .001; rs = -.271, p < .05 respectively) the global health status and quality of life dimension, (r = -.497, p < .001; rs = -.415, p < .01 respectively). 4) Risk of malnutrition was positively correlated with the QOL in the symptom dimension (rs = .327, p < .01) and negatively correlated with functional dimension (rs = -.232, p < .05); and 5) Social support was also positively correlated with the global health status and quality of life dimension (rs = .276, p < .01).
The results of study could be implied that all factors related to QOL. Illness representation was the only factor related to all dimensions of patients’ QOL. Therefore, health care providers should design the interventions for promoting positive illness representation for lung cancer patients.
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