dc.contributor.author | Kleven, Anne Grethe | |
dc.contributor.author | Miaskowski, Christine | |
dc.contributor.author | Torstveit, Ann Helen | |
dc.contributor.author | Ritchie, Christine Seel | |
dc.contributor.author | Engh, Marie Ellström | |
dc.contributor.author | Andersen, Elin | |
dc.contributor.author | Utne, Inger | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-06-30T10:27:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-06-30T10:27:49Z | |
dc.date.created | 2023-06-20T08:55:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2054-1058 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3074683 | |
dc.description.abstract | Aim
To evaluate older gynecologic oncology patients' quality of life (QOL) at the initiation of chemotherapy and compare their QOL scores with a female age-matched general population (GP) sample.
Design
Cross-sectional.
Methods
Older (n = 122) gynecologic oncology patients completed the European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30) that evaluates global health and five functional scales (range from 0 to 100). Differences in QOL scores between our sample and the GP were evaluated using one-sample t-tests and effect sizes were calculated using Cohen's d.
Results
Patients' mean age was 70.7 years (±6.6). Mean scores for the function scales ranged from 58.5 (±31.1) for role function to 86.1 (±17.0) for cognitive function. Compared to the GP, our sample reported significantly lower scores for global health status, social, role and physical functioning, and a significantly higher score for cognitive functioning. No differences were found in emotional functioning scores. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.title | Quality of life of older gynecologic oncology patients at the initiation of chemotherapy | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/nop2.1921 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 2156043 | |
dc.source.journal | Nursing Open | en_US |