Investigation And Analysis On Quality Of Life In Xinjiang Minority Groups Cancer Patients During Hospital

Objective:To explore the xinjiang minority groups(Uygur and Hazakh) cancer patients'quality of life and the influent factors in our hospital. To provide clinnic reference to improve Xinjiang Minority Groups cancer patients'quality of life. Methods:We interviewed the 1089 Xinjiang Minority Groups(Uygur and Hazakh) patients who were diagnosed by pathology from 2008.01 to 2009.08 with QLQ-C30 Uygur's and Hazakh's version questionnaire. The patients were evaluated and analysis by European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer's quality of Life Questionnaire-Core ( EORTC QLQ-C30 ) before and the later period of treatment.Then we analysised the influential factors of quality of life. Result: The scores of Uygur and Hazakh patients'QLQ were worse in body function, emotion function, social function,and cognitive function before treatment and after therapy(P<0.05). The scores of QLQ were better in role function and total health situation before therapy than after therapy(P<0.05). From the Symptom Scales, we could find that the score of QLQ were rise and the symptoms were worse in fatigue, vomiting, nausea, insomnia, appetite loss, financial difficulties pretherapy than post-treatment(P<0.05). The score of QLQ were worse and the symptom got better in pain before treatment than after therapy(P<0.05). It showed that there was no significantly variation the score of QLQ in dyspnea, constipation, diarrhea duration of hospital stay (P﹥0.05). The scores of QLQ in Uygur's and Hazakh's cancer patients were affected by surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and combine chemoradiation before treatment and after therapy(P﹤0.05). The scores of QLQ were affected in some type of carcinoma. It showed that there were significantly variation the score of QLQ in esophageal cancer, lung cancer and breast cancer(P﹤0.05).Conclusion: There were worse in Xinjiang Uygur's and Hazakh's patients cancer patients'quality of life duration of hospital staying. Therapeutic method and the type of carcinoma were influential factor for Xinjiang Uygur's and Hazakh's cancer patients'quality of life.