Symptom experiences and quality of life of Vietnamese patients with advanced cancer
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Background: Little is known about the symptom experiences and quality of life (QOL) of patients with advanced cancer in Vietnam.
Objectives: To describe the symptom experiences and examine their relationships with QOL of Vietnamese patients with advanced cancer.
Methods: The study was conducted among 120 patients with advanced cancer treated in an Oncology Hospital, Vietnam. Symptom experiences were measured using a Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS). QOL was measured using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G). Descriptive statistics and Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data.
Results: The participants experienced an average of 15.49 symptoms SD = 5.57, (range = 2 – 28). Sleeping difficulty was the most frequent symptom (M =2.76, SD = 0.86) followed by pain (M = 2.72, SD = 0.82) and worrying (M = 2.56, SD = 0.83), whereas pain was the most severe (M = 2.36, SD = 0.85), followed by distress symptoms (M = 2.19, SD=1.18). Their QOL was at a moderate level (M = 55.43, SD = 9.64), although poorer that other Asian and Western counterparts. Symptom occurrence, symptom frequency, symptom severity, and symptom distress had significant negative correlations with QOL (r = -.598, P <.01; r = -.623, P<.01; r = -.628, P< .01; r = -.565, P< .01, respectively).
Conclusions: Nurses and healthcare professionals should pay attention to patient’s symptom experiences, primarily pain and psychological symptoms.
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บทความที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวิทยาลัยพยาบาลบรมราชชนนี จังหวัดนนทบุรี
ข้อความที่ปรากฏในบทความแต่ละเรื่องในวารสารวิชาการเล่มนี้เป็นความคิดเห็นส่วนตัวของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับวิทยาลัยพยาบาลบรมราชชนนี จังหวัดนนทบุรี และคณาจารย์ท่านอื่น ในวิทยาลัยฯ แต่อย่างใด ความรับผิดชอบองค์ประกอบทั้งหมดของบทความแต่ละเรื่องเป็นของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่าน หากมีความผิดพลาดใด ๆ ผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านจะรับผิดชอบบทความของตนเองแต่ผู้เดียว
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