Open AccessHealth Related Quality of Life of Women With Cervical Cancer in the University College Hospital Ibadan, Nigeria
Author(s) -
O. Fadodun,
Beatrice OHAERI,
Odunayo M Oluwatosin,
Busayo D. Adebimpe,
Timothy A.O. Oluwasola,
A Adenipekun
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of global oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.002
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 2378-9506
DOI - 10.1200/jgo.18.39700
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical cancer , quality of life (healthcare) , family medicine , cancer , descriptive statistics , cross sectional study , data collection , gerontology , nursing , statistics , mathematics , pathology
Background: Cancer worldwide accounts for 13% annual death with 8.2 million deaths. Cancer and cancer treatment affects different domains of functioning and the quality of life (QoL) of affected clients. However, there is dearth of information on impacts of cancer and cancer treatment on the different domains of functioning. Aim: This study assessed the health related- QoL of women diagnosed with cervical cancer at the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, Nigeria to provide more information on the impact of cervical cancer treatment on the health status of the women. Methods: The study adopted a descriptive, cross sectional design. A consecutive sampling method was used for data collection from consenting participants over a period of three months. Ethical approval was obtained from the Joint University of Ibadan/UCH ethical review committee. Subsequently, permission was sought from heads of department and charge nurses. Two standardized research instruments (EORTC QLQ30 and EORTC CX24) and a self-structured sociodemographic page were used for data collection. Management of data were performed using SPSS version 20. The levels of QoL and functioning were calculated using EORTC QLQ30 and EORTC CX24 formulae and these levels were categorized as low (0-49) and high (50-100). χ 2 statistics was used to determine the association between level of functioning and QoL at 5% level of statistical significance. Results: A total of 57 respondents participated fully in the study. With mean age of 55.0 ± 11.2 years. Overall, 28 (49.1%) had high QoL score while 21 (36.8%) had a high level of functioning. Furthermore, frequencies of women with high level of functioning scores in the different domain are as follows: physical functioning 29 (50.9%), emotional functioning 30 (52.6%), cognitive functioning 37 (64.9%), role functioning 17 (29.8%) and social functioning 15 (26.3%). There was significant association between overall functioning and QoL at P < 0.05. Conclusion: In view of the findings, with very few people having high level of role functioning and social functioning, specific attention should be given to specific domains of level of functioning in planning interventional strategies for management of treatment effects.