Study Of Quality Of Life And Social Support For Patients With Colorectal Cancer

Objective:1 To evaluate the quality of life for patients with colorectal cancer in Wuhan who have lived more than one year after operation, and to explore the influencing factors of quality of life. According to the result, we can make interventions correctly. By analyzing the quality of life of patients with colorectal cancer in Wuhan, we can offer scientific basis of the development of interventions.2 To evaluate social support of patients with colorectal cancer in Wuhan who have lived more than one year after operation, According to the result, we can offer some theotetical references of the improvement of social support.3 To estimate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the QLQ-C30 scale.Methods:1 To measure the Quality of life with the QLQ-C30 scale. Then, find the influencing factors by analyzing the data with multiple linear regression analysis.2 To evaluate social support of colorectal cancer with t-test and univariate analysis.3 To assess reliability and validity of the QLQ-C30 scale with factor analysis and correlation analysis.Results:1 In function scale, the lowest function was social function; In symptom scale, the highest score was fatigue, followed by pain, nausea and vomiting; In the single symptom scale, the highest score was economic difficulty. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the influencing factors of the general quality of life were the number of symptoms,comorbidities,social support,exercise rehabilitation and education backgroud. The influencing factors of the function scale were the number of symptoms,comorbidities and exercise rehabilitation.2 The subjective support and social support scores declined gradually with age; The influencing factors also included education backgroud,professional situation,matital status,average monthly income.3 The Cronbach's alpha coefficient and split-half reliability coefficient of the Chinese version of QLQ-C30 were between 0.662 and 0.876. 6 common factors were extracted and the cumulative variance was 69.06%. 2 aspects can be merged from the 6 common factors, and the 2 aspects were essentially consistent with the 2 domains of the QLQ-C30. The coefficients between same domain were higher than the coefficients between different domains.Conclusion:1 The reasonable valid intervention can be offered according to the influencing factors of quality of life for colorectal cancer after operation. 2 The overall situaton of the social support of patients with colorectal cancer was good, but the situation of utilization was not very good. It suggested we should pay more attention to the old,widowed and divorced,low educational,poor level.3 The Chinese version of the QLQ-C30 had good reliablity and validity and can be used to assess the quality of life of Chinese colorectal patients.