Investigation and analysis of influencing factors of quality of life in elderly patients with malignant tumors in rehabilitation period / 肿瘤研究与临床

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyze the quality of life and its influencing factors in elderly patients with malignant tumors in rehabilitation period. Methods A comprehensive questionnaire on the quality of life of the elderly patients with malignant tumors was designed with reference to the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 scale. The quality of life of patients with malignant tumor diagnosed in Shanxi Cancer Hospital from November 2009 to November 2013 was investigated and evaluated. All data were analyzed by SPSS 13.0 software, and SAS9.2 software was used for statistical analysis. The influencing factors were analyzed by multiple linear regression analysis. Results Sex, marriage and other factors had no influence on the quality of life in elderly patients with malignant tumors (P> 0.05). The social and medical factors, such as age, educational level, number of children, medical form (economic status), discharge time, treatment style, etc were the main factors affecting the quality of life of patients (all P<0.05).Conclusions Poor physical condition,social relationship,psychological factors and medical factors have effect on quality of life in elderly patients with malignant tumor.Strict adherence to doctor's advice and popularization of relevant knowledge, providing family warmth, social support and economic support can improve the quality of life of patients with malignant tumor.