Child Health Nursing Research

Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing (한국아동간호학회)
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Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Cancer

소아청소년 암환자의 삶의 질

  • Lee, Jung-Won (Cardiovascular Center, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University) ;
  • Han, Ji-Eun (Department of Nursing, Korea Nazarene University) ;
  • Park, Ho-Ran (College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • 이정원 (가톨릭대학교 서울성모병원 심혈관센터) ;
  • 한지은 (나사렛대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 박호란 (가톨릭대학교 간호대학)
  • Received : 2013.01.04
  • Accepted : 2013.01.21
  • Published : 2013.01.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was done to provide basic data for developing nursing interventions to enhance quality of life of pediatric patients with cancer (children and adolescents) by examining the quality of life and related factors. Methods: Participants were 134; 67 pediatric patients and 67 parents. The PedsQL$^{TM}$ 3.0 Cancer Module was employed to measure quality of life in the participants. The related factors included general and clinical characteristics of the participants. Results: Mean score for quality of life in the patients was 75.07, and mean score for patient quality of life as perceived by their parents was 64.40. Among the quality of life subscales, treatment anxiety had the highest score whereas nausea had the lowest score. Mean score in adolescent patients (13-18 years of age) was 71.62, lower than the 78.04 for child patients (8-12 years of age). Regarding general and clinical characteristics of the participants, there were no significant differences in the scores. Conclusion: The results indicate that there is difference in perception of quality of life between patients and their parents, and between children and adolescents and these differences should be taken into account when planning and providing nursing care.

목적 본 연구는 소아청소년 암환자를 대상으로 삶의 질 정도와 그 관련요인을 알아봄으로써, 삶의 질을 개선하기 위한 간호중재 개발의 기초자료를 제공하고자 시도되었다. 방법 대상자는 소아암 진단을 받고 서울 소재 1개 대학병원에서 외래 또는 입원치료중인 8-18세 소아청소년 암환자 67명과 그 부모 67명인 총 134명이었다. 삶의 질은 Varni 등(2002)의 The PedsQL 3.0 Cancer Module을 사용하여 소아청소년 암환자와 그 부모를 대상으로 측정하였다. 삶의 질 관련 요인은 소아청소년 암환자와 그 부모의 일반적 특성과 질병관련 특성으로 하였다. 결과 소아청소년 암환자의 삶의 질 점수는 평균 75.07점, 부모가 보고한 자녀의 삶의 질 점수는 64.40점으로, 부모가 보고한 삶의 질이 소아청소년 암환자가 보고한 삶의 질보다 낮았다. 8-12세 소아 암환자가 보고한 삶의 질 점수는 평균 78.04점, 13-18세 청소년 암환자의 삶의 질 점수는 평균 71.62점으로 소아에 비해 청소년의 삶의 질 정도가 낮았다. 소아청소년 암환자와 부모의 일반적 특성에 따른 소아청소년 암환자의 삶의 질은 소아암환자가 보고한 삶의 질 점수와 부모가 보고한 삶의 질 점수 모두에서 유의한 차이가 없었다. 소아청소년 암환자의 질병관련 특성에 따른 삶의 질은 소아청소년 암환자가 보고한 삶의 질 점수와 부모가 보고한 삶의 질 점수 모두에서 유의한 차이가 없었다. 결론 소아청소년 암환자의 삶의 질은 소아청소년 암환자가 인지하는 정도와 부모가 인지하는 정도에 차이가 있으며, 소아와 청소년 사이에도 차이가 있었다.

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