甲状腺癌患者的生活质量
Jolan S Alsaud1, Mariam S Alharbi1, Abdullah I Aldekhail1
1College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah, SAU.
Cureus
|October 16, 2023
概括
这项研究评估了沙特阿拉伯甲状腺癌患者的生活质量 (QoL),发现社会功能最低,认知功能最高. 疲劳和失眠是影响QoL的最常见症状.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 生活质量研究 研究 生命质量研究
背景情况:
- 甲状腺癌是一个重要的全球和国家健康问题,在沙特阿拉伯排名第三.
- 患者的生活质量 (QoL) 是至关重要的,但在沙特阿拉伯的甲状腺癌患者中尚未评估.
- 这项研究解决了这一群体中关于QoL的关键知识差距.
研究的目的:
- 评估沙特阿拉伯甲状腺癌患者的生活质量 (QoL).
- 确定最影响 QoL 的功能和症状的特定领域.
- 为改善患者护理和结果提供基础数据.
主要方法:
- 这是一项从2017年到2023年在沙特阿拉伯卡西姆地区的法哈德国王专科医院进行的横截面研究.
- 使用欧洲癌症研究和治疗组织生活质量问卷C30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) 进行QOL评估.
- 采用RStudio进行统计分析,包括Wilcoxon和Kruskal-Wallis测试来比较QoL得分.
主要成果:
- 认知功能在功能领域中报告了最高的QoL得分.
- 社会功能表现出最低的QOL分数.
- 疲劳和失眠被确定为最常见的症状,对患者的生活质量产生负面影响.
结论:
- 多个因素显著影响沙特阿拉伯甲状腺癌患者的QoL.
- 针对确定因素的有针对性的管理,特别是疲劳和失眠,对于提高患者的体质和生活质量至关重要.
- 建议进行进一步的临床研究,以阐明这些影响质量质量的因素的驱动因素.
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