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Yang YL, Chang YC, Cheng WF, Chen YL, Lai YH. Factors Predicting the Health Status of Women with Ovarian Cancer During Five Treatment Phases. Semin Oncol Nurs 2023; 39:151464. [PMID: 37400343 DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2023.151464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The combined impact of disease status and treatment phase on the quality of life (QoL) of women with ovarian cancer has not been fully considered. Therefore, this clinical, epidemiologic study compared the QoL of patients with ovarian cancer between five different treatment phases and identified the factors predicting their QoL through multivariate modeling. DATA SOURCES This study had a cross-sectional survey design. The participants total of 183 were recruited from the inpatient and outpatient departments of the medical center in northern Taiwan. QoL was measured using the Quality of Life Scales QLQ-C30 and QLQ-OV28 and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. The patient's clinical characteristics data were obtained from the databank of the Taiwan Gynecologic Cancer Network, a registry of active patients being treated with gynecologic cancer. CONCLUSION Chemotherapeutic agents were the major predictors of poor global health status in patients with ovarian cancer. However, good sleep was beneficial to patients' QoL. The study results can be used as a reference to adjust oncological treatment regimens for more effective symptom management and to promote patient education to improve patients' QoL. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE The predicting factors can be considered by physicians and nurses to adjust treatment regimens and enhance patient education.
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- Ya-Ling Yang
- Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University and Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Assistant Professor, School of Nursing and Graduate Institute of Nursing, China Medical University and Nursing Department, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Beitun District, Taiwan
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- Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate Institute of Oncology & College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate Institute of Oncology & College of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Professor, School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University and Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University Cancer Center Taipei, Taiwan
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Tsai YS, Wu TY, Ou CH, Cheng HL, Tzai TS, Yang WH, Wang JD. Dynamic changes of quality of life in muscle-invasive bladder cancer survivors. BMC Urol 2022; 22:126. [PMID: 35987634 PMCID: PMC9392945 DOI: 10.1186/s12894-022-01084-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
To explore the dynamic changes and effects of radical cystectomy on quality of life in muscle-invasive bladder cancer survivors.
Methods
Patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer were randomly recruited in this study. We used the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief questionnaire to assess consecutive patients’ quality of life. We applied kernel smoothing to illustrate the dynamic changes of the domain and item scores after treatment. Mixed-effects models were constructed to determine the effects of radical cystectomy on the scores of each item and domain of the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief questionnaire after controlling demographic and clinical factors.
Results
We collected 397 repeated measurements of the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief questionnaire from 109 muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients. Forty-two of them received radical cystectomy. Patients with radical cystectomy exhibited higher levels of education, less co-morbidities (i.e., diabetes and heart diseases), but were associated with more malignancies. Construction of mixed-effects models showed patients with radical cystectomy and those with bladder sparing had similar scores in the three main domains and their items, except that of certain items of physical domain. By applying kernel smoothing method, we found that stage III–IV patients consistently showed higher scores on sleep and rest after radical cystectomy for more than 5 years. In contrast, stage II patients receiving radical cystectomy did not show a higher score on the “sleep and rest” item compared with those with bladder sparing operation.
Conclusions
Radical cystectomy may result in sound sleep and rest, especially in those with stage III–IV bladder cancer.
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Chen YH, Huang CY, Liang WA, Lin CR, Chao YH. Effects of Conscious Control of Scapular Orientation in Oral Cancer Survivors With Scapular Dyskinesis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Integr Cancer Ther 2021; 20:15347354211040827. [PMID: 34412536 PMCID: PMC8381416 DOI: 10.1177/15347354211040827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Spinal accessory nerve dysfunction is one of the complications of neck dissection in patients with oral cancer. This study aimed to explore the effects of long-term scapular-focused exercises and conscious control of scapular orientation on scapular movement and quality of life (QoL). METHODS This study was a randomized controlled trial with concealed allocation, assessor blinding, and intention-to-treat analysis. Thirty-six patients with oral cancer were randomly allocated to the motor-control group (scapular-focused exercise + conscious control of scapular orientation) or the regular-exercise group (scapular-focused exercises only). Both groups received conventional physical therapy after neck dissection for 3 months. Shoulder pain intensity, active range of motion (AROM) of shoulder abduction, scapular muscle strength and activity under maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC), scapular muscle activity when performing scapular movements, and QoL were measured at baseline, 1 month after the start of the intervention, and the end of the intervention. RESULTS Both groups showed significant improvement in all outcomes except shoulder pain intensity. After the 3-month intervention, the motor-control group had more significant improvement in AROM of shoulder abduction with a 19° difference (95% CI: 10-29, P < .001), muscle strength of upper trapezius with an 11 N difference (95% CI: 2-20; P = .021), and QoL than the regular-exercise group. When performing shoulder horizontal adduction and flexion, the relative value (%MVIC) of serratus anterior was smaller in the motor-control group with a 106%MVIC difference (95% CI: 7-205, P = .037). CONCLUSIONS Scapular-focused exercises have promising effects on spinal accessory nerve dysfunction. Combining scapular-focused exercises with conscious control of scapular orientation has more remarkable benefits on AROM of shoulder abduction, UT muscle strength, and muscle activation pattern than the scapular-focused exercises alone. Conscious control of scapular orientation should be considered to integrate into scapular-focused exercises in patients with oral cancer and scapular dyskinesis.Trial registry name and URL, and registration number: ClinicalTrials.gov (URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov; Approval No: NCT03545100).
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- Yueh-Hsia Chen
- National Taiwan University, Taipei.,Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Branch, Taoyuan
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- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Branch, Taoyuan
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- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Branch, Taoyuan
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- National Taiwan University, Taipei.,National Taiwan University Hospital Chu-Tung Branch, Hsin-Chu County
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Gadisa DA, Gebremariam ET, Ali GY. Reliability and validity of Amharic version of EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23 modules for assessing health-related quality of life among breast cancer patients in Ethiopia. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2019; 17:182. [PMID: 31830992 PMCID: PMC6909579 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-019-1257-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and it affects quality of life of those women. So far, the two most frequently used tools for assessing health related quality of life in breast cancer patients, EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-BR23 modules, were not validated in Ethiopia. Hence, the present study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the tools among Ethiopian breast cancer patients. METHODS Institutional based longitudinal study was conducted from January 1 to May 1, 2017 GC at only nationwide oncology center, Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital (TASH), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A total of 146 patients who visited the facility during that period, with no missing quality of life data, were selected for analysis. The psychometric properties of the EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-BR23 were evaluated in terms of reliability, convergent, divergent, construct and clinical validity using SPSS version 22. RESULTS Satisfactory internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's α coefficients > 0.7) was confirmed, except for cognitive function (α = 0.516) of EORTC QLQ-C30 and body image (α = 0.510) of EORTC QLQ-BR23. Multiple-trait scaling analysis demonstrated a good convergent and divergent validity. No scaling errors were observed. Most items in EORTC QLQ-BR23 possessed a weak or no correlation with its own dimension in EORTC QLQ-C30 (r < 0.4) except with some of symptom scales. A statistically significant chemotherapy induced quality of life scores changes (P ≤ 0.05) were observed in all dimensions of both instruments between baseline and the end of first cycle chemotherapy, except for body image (P = 0.985) and sexual enjoyment (P = 0.817) of EORTC QLQ-BR23, indicating clinical validity. CONCLUSION Amharic version of the EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-BR23 modules are valid and adequately reliable tool and can be used for clinical and epidemiological cancer researches to study the health related quality of life (HRQoL) of women with breast cancer in Ethiopia.
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- Diriba Alemayehu Gadisa
- Lecturer of pharmacology at Pharmacy department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia
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- Lecturer of pharmacoepidemiology and social pharmacy at Pharmacy department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia
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- Global One Health initiative, Office of International Affairs, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio USA
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Shen MH, Chen LP, Ho TF, Shih YY, Huang CS, Chie WC, Huang CC. Validation of the Taiwan Chinese version of the EORTC QLQ-CR29 to assess quality of life in colorectal cancer patients. BMC Cancer 2018; 18:353. [PMID: 29606101 PMCID: PMC5880067 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-4312-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The increasing incidence of colorectal cancer in Taiwan has generated a need for a disease-specific quality-of-life measuring instrument. We aimed to validate the Taiwan Chinese version of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 and QLQ-CR29. METHODS A total of 108 patients were interviewed. Convergent and discriminant validity, Cronbach's alpha coefficient, test-retest reliability, and known-groups comparisons were used to examine the reliability and validity. RESULTS We found good internal consistency reliability for multi-item scales of the QLQ-C30 and QLQ-CR29, except for the cognitive function and pain scale of the QLQ-C30. Patients in the active treatment group reported compromised functional scale scores (global health status/quality of life, QLQ-C30) and worse symptoms (blood and mucus in stool, QLQ-CR29) than those in the follow-up group. Similar results were found in comparisons based on Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status and Bristol Stool Scale: higher physical function/sexual interest, less fatigue/urine frequency symptoms for patients with the lowest ECOG Performance Status (Grade 0), and borderline worse stool frequency scores from Types 5 and 6 patients on the Bristol Stool Scale. CONCLUSION The study validated the Taiwan Chinese version of the EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-CR29. The clinical applicability warrants further studies with greater number of participants.
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- Ming-Hung Shen
- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cathay General Hospital, No.280, Jen-I Rd. Sec.4, Daan Dist., Taipei City, 106, Taiwan.,Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Fu-Jen Catholic University Hospital, No.69; Gui-Zi Rd., Taishan Dist., New Taipei City, 243, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Cathay General Hospital, No.280, Jen-I Rd. Sec.4, Daan Dist., Taipei City, 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, Cathay General Hospital Sijhih, No.2, Lane 59, Jian-Cheng Rd., Sijhih Dist., New Taipei City, 221, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, Cathay General Hospital Sijhih, No.2, Lane 59, Jian-Cheng Rd., Sijhih Dist., New Taipei City, 221, Taiwan
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cathay General Hospital, No.280, Jen-I Rd. Sec.4, Daan Dist., Taipei City, 106, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, No.250, Wu-Xing St., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City, 110, Taiwan
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, No.17, Xu-Zhou Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 100, Taiwan
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Fu-Jen Catholic University Hospital, No.69; Gui-Zi Rd., Taishan Dist., New Taipei City, 243, Taiwan. .,Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cathay General Hospital, No.280, Jen-I Rd. Sec.4, Daan Dist., Taipei City, 106, Taiwan. .,School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, No.250, Wu-Xing St., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City, 110, Taiwan. .,School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, No.510, Zhong-Zheng Rd., Xinzhuang Dist., New Taipei City, 242, Taiwan.
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