Health related quality of life for cervical cancer women receiving chemotherapy at mansoura university hospitals | ||
| Zagazig Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 6, Volume 11, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2015, 2015, Pages 79-94 PDF (629.24 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.12816/0029175 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mervat Habib Ahmed1; Sanaa Ali Nour2; Nazem Mohammed Shams3; Manar Fathy Heeba4 | ||
| 1B.Sc. Nursing | ||
| 2Prof. of Maternal and Newborn Dept.- Faculty of Nursing- Zagazig University | ||
| 3Prof. of General Surgery and Onco-Surgery- Faculty of Medicine-Mansoura University, | ||
| 4Lecture of Maternity of Obstetrical and Gynecological Nursing Dept- Faculty of Nursing-Port Said University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Cervical Cancer is regarded as the second leading cause of cancers deaths among women, and which substantially reduce the health related quality of life of women. Aim of the study: was to assess health-related quality of life for women with cervical cancer receiving chemotherapy. Subjects & methods: Research design: A Descriptive Research Design was used in this study. Setting: Oncology Center in Mansoura University Hospital. Subjects: consisted of 100 women with cervical cancer receiving chemotherapy. Tools of data collection : include; a structured interviewing schedule that included data about patient's personal characteristics, present history of cervical cancer, protocol of chemotherapy, knowledge of women concerning cancer and chemotherapy and healthrelated quality of life scale short form SF-36. Results: showed that most common problems encountered after cervical treatment with chemotherapy were malnourishment with highest percentage (93%). Almost all women complained of dryness of the vagina and dyspareunia (99.0% and 98.0%). Meanwhile, the highest affected dimension of health related quality of life was for physical dysfunction with mean of 66.4519.27.Conclusion: The Study concluded that the majority of the studied women had many problems which affect their HRQOL. Recommendations: The Study recommended that an educational programme should be conducted to help women to cope with their problems and improve their HRQOL. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Cervical Cancer; Chemotherapy; Health-Related Quality of Life | ||
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