Analysis on quality of life in patients with cancer

  Objective   To study the character of quality of life(QOL)related health among the patients with different cancer.

  Methods   352 patients with cancer were sampled in Harbin city, among of whom, 184 from general hospital and 168 from cancer rehabilitation association club.All these patients were investigated by the World Health Organization Quality of Life with 100 questions (WHOQOL-100).

  Results   Compared with the normal of WHOQOL-100, this research indicated the cancer patients quality of life related health was in lower level in every aspect of life; There was statistic significance between cancer patients from general hospital and cancer patients from rehabilitation association club in the total score of quality of life related health, also in physical aspect, psychological aspect, independence aspect and env ironment aspect(P < 0.05), but no statistics significance in social relation and spir it support(P > 0.05).

  Conclusion   The quality of life related health of patients with cancer is in lower level compared with health people; There is no statistics significance among patients with different cancer; Also, the age, sex, occupation, marriage status and economical condition are influencing factors for the different quality of life related health.