Impact of cancer patients' quality of life on that of spouse caregivers
Impact of cancer patients' quality of life on that of spouse caregivers
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DOI：
10.1007/s00520-004-0636-z
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发表时间：
2004-07-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Chen, HC
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作者：
Chen, ML;Chu, L;Chen, HC
工作目标。本研究旨在探讨癌症患者的生活质量 (QOL) 与其配偶照顾者的生活质量之间的相关性，并确定影响这种相关性的因素。患者和方法。这项横断面研究收集了 121 名癌症患者/配偶照顾者二人组的数据。癌症治疗功能评估量表-通用（FACT-G）用于测量患者的生活质量，护理人员生活质量指数（CQLI）用于测量配偶护理人员的生活质量。计算患者和护理人员生活质量的四个维度的相关系数以及生活质量的总分。通过三组因素进一步分析患者和护理人员总生活质量得分之间的相关性：疾病/治疗相关、护理相关和关系相关变量。主要结果。只有患者 QOL 的社会/家庭和功能维度以及患者 QOL 总分与其护理人员 QOL 的每个维度以及总分相关 (r=0.27-0.44)。患者生活质量的身体和情感维度并没有显着影响配偶照顾者的生活质量的任何维度或总分。影响患者和护理人员整体生活质量之间关系的因素包括癌症诊断、住院时间、护理强度和持续时间、婚姻满意度和护理自尊。结论。患者生活质量的社会和功能方面在决定其配偶照顾者的生活质量方面发挥着重要作用。患者和配偶照顾者的整体生活质量之间的关联强度可以通过一些因素来调节。
Goals of work. This study aimed to examine the correlation between quality of life (QOL) in cancer patients and that of their spouse caregivers and to identify factors that influence this correlation. Patients and methods. This cross-sectional study collected data from 121 cancer patient/spouse caregiver dyads. The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Scale-General (FACT-G) was used to measure patients' QOL, and the Caregiver Quality of Life Index (CQLI) was used to measure spouse caregivers' QOL. Correlation coefficients between patients' and caregivers' QOL were computed for four dimensions of QOL, as well as a total score for QOL. Correlations between patients' and caregivers' total QOL scores were furthered analyzed by three groups of factors: disease-/treatment-related, caregiving-related, and relationship-related variables. Main results. Only the social/family and functional dimensions of patient QOL and total score for patient QOL were associated with each dimension of their caregivers' QOL and with the total score (r=0.27-0.44). Physical and emotional dimensions of patients' QOL did not significantly influence spouse caregivers' QOL for any dimension nor for the total score. Factors influencing the association between patients' and caregivers' overall QOL included cancer diagnosis, length of hospitalization, caregiving intensity and duration, marital satisfaction, and caregiving self-esteem. Conclusions. Social and functional aspects of patients' QOL play a significant role in determining the QOL of their spouse caregivers. The strength of association between patients' and spouse caregivers' overall QOL can be moderated by some factors.