Associations between Quality of Life and Marital Status in Cancer Patients and Survivors

Han, Kyu-Tae; Kim, Sun Jung; Song, Haiyan; Chun, Sung-Youn; Kim, Chan Ok; Kim, Jung-Soo; Park, Eun-Cheol

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저자정보: Han, Kyu-Tae (Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University) Kim, Sun Jung (Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University) Song, Haiyan (Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University) Chun, Sung-Youn (Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University) Kim, Chan Ok (Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University) Kim, Jung-Soo (Graduate School of Social Welfare, Yonsei University) Park, Eun-Cheol (Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine)

저널정보: 아시아태평양암예방학회 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP 제15권 제13호

발행연도: 2014.1

수록면: 5,287 - 5,291 (5page)

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Background: The cancer survival rate in Korea has substantially increased, necessitating the management of not only patients with cancer but also longer term survivors. Although the divorce rate has drastically increased in Korea, there is not sufficient research regarding the relationship between changes in marital status and quality of life (QOL) in cancer patients and survivors. Thus, we aimed to examine the relationship between marital status and QOL in such cases. Materials and Methods: This study was performed using the Community Health Survey of 2008 administered by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (N=169,328). We used t-tests and Chi-square tests to compare demographic variables between men and women, and analysis of variance (ANOVA) to compare QOL scores among comparison groups. We also performed a multilevel analysis on the relationship between QOL and marital status while accounting for provincial differences. Results: Decline of EuroQOL five dimensions (EQ-5D) in single patients with cancer was greater than in any other marital status group, but there was no statistically significant decline in survivors of cancer with regard to marital status. In the general population, the decline of EQ-5D was higher among single people than married people. Using the EuroQOL visual analog scale (EQ-VAS), single people had higher values than those of other marital status among both patients with cancer and survivors of cancer. In the general population, EQ-VAS values were higher for single people compared to married people. Conclusions: There may be a significant relationship between marital status and QOL in cancer patients and survivors. Policy interventions to manage patients with cancer who experience a decline in QOL as well as marital problems should be conducted.

#Cancer #EQ-VAS #EQ-5D #marital status #quality of life

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Han, Kyu-Tae

소속기관 Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University

주요연구분야 의약학 > 기초의학 > 예방의학·직업환경의학 의약학 > 임상의학 > 방사선과학

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Kim, Sun Jung

소속기관 Department of Public Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine