Quality of Life in Patients with Stomach Cancer after a Curative Resection: The validity and availability of WHOQOL-BREF
Journal of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association
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: 263-267, 2004.
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Dans Coréen
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-157462
ABSTRACT
PUPOSE This study was designed to investigate the validity of WHOQOL-BREF (Brief form of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment Instrument) and to explore quality of life (QOL) by using WHOQOL-BREF in patients with stomach cancer after a curative resection. MATERIALS AND METHODS:
Fifty (50) patients with stomach cancer after a curative resection were recruited with informed consents. Age- and gender matched hospital staffs served as controls. The 100-item WHOQOL instrument was employed for the all subjects. The scores of the WHOQOL-BREF, which is a short version (26 questions) of the WHOQOL, and includes four domains (physical, psychological, social, and environmental), were compared with those of WHOQOL.RESULTS:
The scores of the WHOQOL-BREF were significantly correlated with those of the WHOQOL in all domains. Two domains, physical and social, were associated with worse quality of life in patients with stomach cancer after a curative resection.CONCLUSION:
The WHOQOL-BREF is a valid instrument that is useful for evaluating the quality of life in patients with stomach cancer.
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WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Qualité de vie
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Estomac
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Tumeurs de l'estomac
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Organisation mondiale de la santé
Limites du sujet:
Humains
langue:
Coréen
Texte intégral:
Journal of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association
Année:
2004
Type:
Article
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