Correlation between Psychosocial Distress and Quality of Life in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma following Radiotherapy
Joint Authors
Wang, Xiaolan
Lv, Yue
Li, Wen
Gan, Chen
Chen, Haijun
Liu, Yingying
Chao, Herta H.
Li, Chiang-Shan R.
Cheng, Huaidong
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-08-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between psychosocial distress and quality of life (QOL) in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) after radiotherapy.
Fifty-three patients with an initial diagnosis of NPC were enrolled in this study.
The psychological Distress Thermometer (DT) and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Head & Neck (FACT-H&N) were conducted before and after radiotherapy in NPC patients.
We compared the differences in psychological distress and QOL before and after radiotherapy and analyzed the correlation between psychological distress and QOL after radiotherapy.
The performance on the DT was 6.60 ± 1.42 and 2.81 ± 1.43 before and after chemotherapy, respectively, with a significant difference between the time points (t = -13.73, P < 0.01).
The performance on the FACT-H&N was 68.30 ± 6.14 and 39.84 ± 6.14 before and after chemotherapy, respectively, with a significant difference between the time points (t = -19.9, P< 0.01).
There was a significant negative correlation between the DT score and the FACT-H&N score (r = -3.64, P< 0.01).
Patients with NPC experience different degrees of psychological distress, an important factor that affects quality of life, after radiotherapy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wang, Xiaolan& Lv, Yue& Li, Wen& Gan, Chen& Chen, Haijun& Liu, Yingying…[et al.]. 2018. Correlation between Psychosocial Distress and Quality of Life in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma following Radiotherapy. Journal of Oncology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wang, Xiaolan…[et al.]. Correlation between Psychosocial Distress and Quality of Life in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma following Radiotherapy. Journal of Oncology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Wang, Xiaolan& Lv, Yue& Li, Wen& Gan, Chen& Chen, Haijun& Liu, Yingying…[et al.]. Correlation between Psychosocial Distress and Quality of Life in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma following Radiotherapy. Journal of Oncology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1195776