Open AccessAssessment of the quality of life of patients with liver cancer being treated at the cancer center of Bai Chay Hospital, Quang Ninh Province in 2019
Author(s) -
Ninh Nhung,
Luong Thi Xuan,
Nguyen Thi Huyen,
Dinh Trần Ngọc Huy,
Nguyen Thi Luong Hanh,
Tran Thi Tra Phuong,
Le Thi Tuyet Nhung,
Phạm Thị Việt Dung,
Phan Huong Duong,
Nguyễn Duy Hùng
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences (ijhs) (en línea)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2550-6978
pISSN - 2550-696X
DOI - 10.53730/ijhs.v6ns2.4974
Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , cancer , liver cancer , center (category theory) , life quality , gerontology , demography , physical therapy , nursing , sociology , chemistry , crystallography
Objectives: To assess the quality of life of liver cancer patients being treated at the Cancer Center of Bai Chay Hospital, Quang Ninh province in 2019. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study using the FACT- Hep questionnaire. Results and conclusions: The quality of life of patients at levels of no effect, little influence, much influence and great influence all accounted for 25%. The level of not affecting the health of the group of patients under 60 years old was higher than that of the group of patients over 60 years old. People with many and many underlying diseases accounted for 26.3% and 33.3% higher than those without background diseases.