Quality of Life in Vietnamese Gastric Cancer Patients

Joint Authors

Ngoc Thi Dang, Dzung
Ngoc Thi Nguyen, Lan
Thi Dang, Nga
Quang Dang, Huy
Ta, Thanh Van

Source

BioMed Research International

Issue

Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-9, 9 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2019-05-19

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

9

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Background.

Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death in Vietnam.

Research on health-related quality of life of Vietnamese gastric cancer patients is still in its infancy.

Aim.

To assess the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of GC patients using the 15D instrument.

Materials and Method.

182 Vietnamese gastric cancer patients were selected to be interviewed and their HRQOL was assessed using the generic 15D questionnaire.

Tables regarding history, disease characteristics, and HRQOL of participants were formulated according to genders using STATA 12.0.

Results.

The average age of the participants was 60.8 ± 11.6.

The average time from diagnosis to the date of interview was 14.8 ± 8.4 months.

The health-related quality of life (HRQOL) index score of gastric cancer patients using the 15D instrument was 0.92 ± 0.08, in which the “sexual activity” dimension had the lowest score of 0.66.

Also, our study found several factors affecting HRQOL, including age, occupation, education, disease stage, treatment, and time from the date of diagnosis.

Conclusion.

The 15D instrument was a suitable tool to assess Vietnamese gastric cancer patients’ quality of life.

Findings from the study suggest the importance of frequently measuring personal functioning and performance of GC patients as parts of QOL assessment during clinical examination.

It also implies the needs for more focused policies on raising the overall quality of life of patients such as encouragement of periodical HQROL assessment and acknowledging HRQOL as a treatment/intervention goal besides the 5-year survival rate.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Ngoc Thi Dang, Dzung& Ngoc Thi Nguyen, Lan& Thi Dang, Nga& Quang Dang, Huy& Ta, Thanh Van. 2019. Quality of Life in Vietnamese Gastric Cancer Patients. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1127152

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Ngoc Thi Dang, Dzung…[et al.]. Quality of Life in Vietnamese Gastric Cancer Patients. BioMed Research International No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1127152

American Medical Association (AMA)

Ngoc Thi Dang, Dzung& Ngoc Thi Nguyen, Lan& Thi Dang, Nga& Quang Dang, Huy& Ta, Thanh Van. Quality of Life in Vietnamese Gastric Cancer Patients. BioMed Research International. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1127152

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1127152