대한방사선치료학회지 (The Journal of Korean Society for Radiation Therapy)
- 제14권1호
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- Pages.187-199
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- 2002
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- 1598-8449(pISSN)
방사선 치료를 받는 유방암 환자의 삶의 질에 관한 연구
A Study on Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy
- Noh, Young-Hee (Department of Nursing, Dongkang college) ;
- Han, You-Jeong (Department of Nursing, Dongkang college) ;
- Yang, Kyoung-Mi
- 발행 : 2002.12.01
초록
This descriptive study was undertaken to measure quality of life score and investigate the correlation between the demographic characteristics, the diagnostic related characteristics, physical symptom and quality of life of breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy as on attempt to provide basic data to help them attain better qualify of life. The subjects for this study were 74 out-patients undergoing radiation therapy at C University hospital in Gwangju, from June, 1998 to July, 2000. The data were obtained using a convenient sampling technique. The tool of this study was the quality of life scale developed by Ro Yoo Ja. The data were analyzed using the SAS program for percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson Correlation Coefficient, GLM. The results were as follows: 1. The total average score for quality of life of the subjects was 137.22 and the range was from 38 to 227, item mean score(range 1-5) was 3.15. For each factor in qualify of life of life score, the mean scores(range 1-5) were as follows; family relationship 3.69, relationship with neighbors factor 3.40, self esteem 3.10, physical state and function 2.95, economic life 2.91, emotional fate 2.88. 2. The incidence of physical symptoms was seen fatigue(
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