Quality of Life in Colorectal Cancer Patients according to the Severity of Symptom Clusters Classification

Gyeonghui Jeong; Kyunghee Kim; Yeunhee Kwak

doi:10.5388/aon.2014.14.2.74

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Jeong, Kim, and Kwak: Quality of Life in Colorectal Cancer Patients according to the Severity of Symptom Clusters Classification

Original Article

Asian Oncology Nursing 2014; 14(2): 74-83.

Published online: 30 June 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5388/aon.2014.14.2.74

Quality of Life in Colorectal Cancer Patients according to the Severity of Symptom Clusters Classification

Gyeonghui Jeong¹, Kyunghee Kim², Yeunhee Kwak²

¹Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.

²Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Kim, Kyunghee. Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, 221 Heuksuk-dong, Dongjak-gu Seoul 156-756, Korea. Tel: +82-2-820-5670, Fax: +82-2-824-7961, kyung@cau.ac.kr

Received 24 April 2014 Accepted 24 June 2014

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study to verify the symptom clusters of colorectal cancer patients and also identify the influence of the symptom clusters upon colorectal patient symptom clusters identify acording exper.

Methods

101 colorectal cancer patients were the subjects of this study. As for a research tool, the global health status/QOL was used including the sub-scales of QLQ-C30. In the functional scales and the symptom scales, the sub-scales of QLQ-C30 and QLQ-CR29 were used. Results: The result of this study shows us there are 7 kinds of symptom clusters.

Results

The result of this study shows us there are 7 kinds of symptom clusters, bowel movement problems, abdominal-pelvic problems, feces problems, urination problems, dry mouth-taste problems, side effect problems, and elimination problems.

Conclusion

Based on the result, the symptom clusters in colorectal cancer patients were confirmed to be influencing the subjects' quality of life and functions. The efficient management of symptom clusters that subjects experience leads to promoting colorectal cancer patients' physical and emotional status, thereby contributing to an improvement in their quality of life.

Keywords: Symptom Cluster, Quality of Life, Colorectal Neoplasms

Figures and Tables

Table 1

General and Clinical Characteristics of Participants (N=101)

Table 2

Participants' Quality of Life (N=101)

Table 3

Factor Analysis with Varimax Rotation of Symptoms (N=101)

Itemd number questions of the QLQ-CR29 tool number.

Table 4

Difference in Symptom Cluster according to Characteristics of Participants (N=101)

Table 5

Difference in Quality of Life and Function by Subgroup

Notes

This article is a revision of the first author's master's thesis from Chung-Ang University.

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