Kontakt 2020, 22(4):262-269 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.027

Quality of life of long-term surviving patients with colorectal carcinomaSocial Sciences in Health - Original article

Mária Šupínová *, Jana Lauková
Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, Faculty of Health Care in Banská Bystrica, Banská Bystrica, Slovak Republic

Introduction: The number of long-term surviving patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) is growing. Their quality of life is rarely examined.

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in long-term surviving patients with CRC and determine demographic and clinical correlations that significantly affect HRQoL of the patients.

Methods: 162 long-term CRC survivors in the Slovak Republic were contacted through self-help groups. The condition for inclusion in the sample was at least three years of survival after diagnosis of CRC and termination of the treatment. The patients filled-in two questionnaires of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer: QLQ-C30 and QLQ-CR 29.

Results: The analysis of the results shows statistically significant correlations between sex and Fatigue - SFA (p = 0.011) and Insomnia - SL (p = 0.005). Significant correlations between age and Role functioning - RF2 (p = 0.041) and Nausea and vomiting - NV (p = 0.011) have been shown. There are significant correlations between age and the following scales: Body image - BI (p = 0.023), Anxiety - ANX (p = 0.011), Sexual interest - SEXF (p = 0.006), Financial difficulties - FI (p = 0.015) and Dyspareunia - DYS (p = 0.034). None of the scales correlate with disease duration.

Conclusions: The quality of life in the study group was not affected by the duration of survival. The quality of life scales are affected by age and sex of the respondents.

Keywords: Colorectal cancer; HRQoL QLQ-C30; Long-term surviving; Quality of life

Received: May 13, 2020; Revised: August 6, 2020; Accepted: October 30, 2020; Prepublished online: November 10, 2020; Published: December 15, 2020  Show citation

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Šupínová M, Lauková J. Quality of life of long-term surviving patients with colorectal carcinoma. Kontakt. 2020;22(4):262-269. doi: 10.32725/kont.2020.027.
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