Performance of global quality of scale of EORTC QLQ-C30 for measuring quality of life

Primary liver cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the main form of primary liver cancer and accounts for 70-85% of total liver cancer burden. The main causes include hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infection and liver cirrhosis. Since these two viral infections are mainstream in Asia and Africa, more than 80% of cases occur in these areas [Jemal et al. , 2011]. Monitoring procedures are widely used in high-risk populations, but 80% of HCC cases are diagnosed as progressing and it is possible that they can receive curative treatment such as surgical excision, transplantation or radiofrequency ablation Only 20% of patients.

Background: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women all over the world and QOL (Quality of Life) is a disease that is part of the criteria for cancer treatment evaluation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the quality of life (QOL) of breast cancer patients and other factors. We used EORTC QLQ C 30 / + BR 23 (European Cancer Research and Treatment Organization) questionnaire to assess the quality of life of breast cancer patients. METHODS: From May 2009 to November 2009, more than 200 breast cancer patients from KEMU Lahore's Mayo Clinical Oncology Hospital participated in the study. RESULTS: The average age of the patients was 46.3 ± 9.52 years and the quality of life score for the global health condition (GHS) was 48.33 ± 27.77. For young women, better quality of life was observed. Multivariate analysis found that fatigue, pain, body image, and breast symptoms are important predictors of the quality of life of breast cancer patients.

The average score of the global health condition (GHS) was 48.33 ± 27.77. The results of the two questionnaires (QLQ - C - 30 / + BR 23) are summarized in Table 2. For functional scale and global health status (GHS) scales, higher scores correspond to better quality of life, and higher scores indicate poorer quality of life for symptom scale. The best functional outcome is found on the subscale of social function and role function where subjects with the lowest emotional function find dyspnea, pain and fatigue, as well as insomnia, anorexia and diarrhea It was. Sexual function and sexual enjoyment scores were higher with Br - 23 questionnaire, but high scores due to breast symptoms, arm symptoms and hair loss showed poor quality of life.

Disease-specific quality of life such as measuring instruments of dementia quality of life (D-QOL), LIfe measurement for dementia patients (QALIDEM), corn brown scale, Qol-AD and quality of life associated with Alzheimer's disease The indicators (ADRQL) are designed to capture certain aspects of dementia of these quality of life, self-awareness and correspondence to the surrounding environment, emotions and affiliation, and positive and negative emotions. Some dementia-specific outcome measures, such as ADRQL, also have subscales and summary scores. This translates the multidimensional HrQoL construct into a simple index that facilitates comparison of treatments. However, by focusing on the effects of certain diseases, these methods may not be able to grasp the effects of other diseases on HrQoL.

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