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P2.10 - Nursing/Palliative Care/Ethics (ID 711)
- Event: WCLC 2017
- Type: Poster Session with Presenters Present
- Track: Nursing/Palliative Care/Ethics
- Presentations: 1
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- Coordinates: 10/17/2017, 09:30 - 16:00, Exhibit Hall (Hall B + C)
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P2.10-001 - Factors Associated with Quality of Life among Patients with Lung Cancer (ID 8710)
09:30 - 09:30 | Author(s): N. Ko
- Abstract
Background:
Lung cancer is the third incidence and first mortality of cancer disease in Taiwan. The survival time of lung cancer patients was extended. The overall 2 year survival rate from 29% to 49.8% at National Cheng Kung University Hospital (NCKUH). Factors associated with quality of life have become the issues of focus and need to be elucidated as the improvements of medical science prolong the survival of patients with lung cancer.The purpose of this study was to describe the long-term trend on the quality of life of patients with lung cancer, and to understand the related factors.
Method:
This was a retrospective study with secondary data analysis and chart review. The study samples were lung cancer patients who were diagnosed from 2005 to 2012 at NCKUH and joined WHOQOL interview research program. We assessed personal characteristic, health status, lung cancer disease status and treatment. The authors analyzed secondary databases included the NCKUH cancer registration database and the NCKUH Cancer QoL Study database. The analyzing protocol was also approved by the institutional ethics committee. Using SAS 9.3 software, the regression models and mixed-models were constructed to explore related factors and the time trend of QoL.
Result:
Total 1887 questionnaires were included in research. The proportion of female subject was 47.7%. Figure 1
Conclusion:
The physical, psychological, environment domains and global QoL among lung cancer patients was improved over time, which showed the promising quality of treatment and care in NCKUH. The factors associated with QoL among patients with lung cancer include gender, age, married status, employment status, income, and with chronic kidney disease or brain metastasis. More resources are to be explored for patients who are single or have lower income, and special attention should be paid to patients who are unemployed, female, elder, or to under radiotherapy that would improve their QoL.
