Quality of life of older gynecologic oncology patients at the initiation of chemotherapy

AbstractAimTo evaluate older gynecologic oncology patients' quality of life (QOL) at the initiation of chemotherapy and compare their QOL scores with a female age-matched general population (GP) sample.DesignCross-sectional.MethodsOlder (n = 122) gynecologic oncology patients completed the European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30) that evaluates global health and five functional scales (range from 0 to 100). Differences in QOL scores between our sample and the GP were e valuated using one-sample t-tests and effect sizes were calculated using Cohen'sd.ResultsPatients' mean age was 70.7  years (±6.6). Mean scores for the function scales ranged from 58.5 (±31.1) for role function to 86.1 (±17.0) for cognitive function. Compared to the GP, our sample reported significantly lower scores for global health status, social, role and physical functioning, and a significantly higher sc ore for cognitive functioning. No differences were found in emotional functioning scores.Patient or Public ContributionNo patient or public contribution.

Source: Nursing Open - June 20, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Anne Grethe Kleven, Christine Miaskowski, Ann Helen Torstveit, Christine Seel Ritchie, Marie Ellstr öm Engh, Elin Andersen, Inger Utne Tags: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE Source Type: research