Factors Influencing Quality of Life among Cancer Survivors:Based on the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) for 2019 / 재활간호학회지

ABSTRACT

Purpose@#This study was conducted to identify the factors affecting the quality of life among cancer survivors using the results of the 8th National Health and Nutrition Survey. @*Methods@#Data was collected from the KNHANES Ⅷ-1 (2019). The research tool used the demographic and health related characteristics and quality of life (EQ-5D).Among total 8110 participants, 262 cancer survivors were included in the analysis. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 25 version. @*Results@#The overall mean of quality of life for participants was 0.92±0.13 (range 0~1).There were statistically significant differences in the quality of life results by age (F=6.23, p<.001), marital status (F=7.40 p<.001), education level (F=12.36, p<.001), current economic activity (t=22.28, p<.001), household income (F=5.49, p=.001), cancer type (t=2.61 p=.018), chronic disease (t=21.29, p<.001), health examination (t=5.39, p=.021), cancer screening (t=4.93, p=.027), activity limitation (t=63.93, p<.001), physical activity (F=4.96, p=.008), monthly drinking (t=8.39, p=.004), depressive symptoms (t=13.52, p<.001), private health insurance (t=20.15, p<.001), body mass index (r=-.17 p=.005), subjective health status (r=.42 p<.001), perceived stress level (r=-.18 p=.003). Factors influencing the quality of life of cancer survivors included cancer screening (β=.21, p=003), education level (β=-.22, p=.003), current economic activity (β=.18, p=.010), subjective health status (β=.19, p=.007), depressive symptoms (β=-.15, p=.034), and physical activity (β=.14, p=.037), which explained 24.5% of the quality of life. @*Conclusion@#To improve the quality of life of cancer survivors, the appropriate intervention is needed for effective management considering various factors which affect the quality of life of the cancer survivors.