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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 15, 2004; 10(20): 2940-2943
Published online Oct 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i20.2940
Published online Oct 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i20.2940
Table 1 List of factors that may affect the quality of life of gastric cancer patients
Factor | Definition |
Gender | Male 1 Female 2 |
Age (yr) | |
Marital status | Single 1 Married 2 Divorced 3 Widowed 4 |
Education | Primary school 1 Middle school 2 High school 3 University 4 |
Family income (per capita, Yuan) | |
Medical insurance | Yes 1 No 0 |
Clinical stage of tumor | 1-4 |
Survival time (mo) | |
Surgery | 2/3 gastrectomy 1, 4/5 gastrectomy 2, total gastrectomy 3 |
Number of chemotherapy programs | |
Time from the latest chemotherapy to the enrollment (mo) | |
Treatment of traditional Chinese medicine | Yes 1 No 0 |
Home nursing staff | Spouse 1 Other relatives 2 Housekeepers 3 None 4 |
Chemotherapy | Yes 1 No 0 |
Enhanced nutrition | Yes 1 No 0 |
Rehabilitating exercise | Yes 1 No 0 |
Table 2 The 21 parameters of the quality of life
Items | |
1 | Sleep |
2 | Range of activities |
3 | Eating |
4 | Ability of using traffic vehicles independently |
5 | Ability of body movement |
6 | Ability to live independently |
7 | Housework |
8 | Pain |
9 | Recreational activities |
10 | Watching TV or listening to radio |
11 | Interest or hobby |
12 | Knowledge of cancer |
13 | Mental status |
14 | Fear of disease |
15 | Psychological pain |
16 | Connection with relatives and friends |
17 | Social contact |
18 | Disappointment |
19 | Confidence of fighting the disease |
20 | Intellectual activities |
21 | Attitude towards treatment |
Table 3 Distributions of total scores in urban patients and rural patients
Total score | Urban | Rural | ||
n | Percentage (%) | n | Percentage (%) | |
< 30 | 3 | 1.85 | 4 | 2.00 |
30- | 3 | 1.85 | 6 | 3.00 |
40- | 8 | 4.94 | 16 | 8.00 |
50- | 17 | 10.49 | 54 | 27.00 |
60- | 43 | 26.54 | 69 | 34.50 |
70- | 59 | 36.42 | 41 | 20.50 |
80- | 27 | 16.67 | 10 | 5.00 |
90-105 | 2 | 1.23 | 0 | 0.00 |
Table 4 Means and standard deviations of total scores in the two samples
Number of the patients | mean | SD | 95% confidence interval | |
Urban | 162 | 68.69 | 12.98 | 66.69-70.69 |
Rural | 200 | 64.11 | 11.29 | 62.54-65.67 |
t = 3.5885 | P = 0.0004 |
Table 5 Results of stepwise regression with urban patients
Variable | Regression coefficient | SEM | t | P |
Age (yr) | -0.10620 | 0.02654 | -4.00 | 0.0001 |
Family income | 1.11909 | 0.36949 | 3.03 | 0.0032 |
Clinical stage of the tumor | -1.10772 | 0.52498 | -2.11 | 0.0375 |
Time from the latest chemotherapy to the enrollment | 0.09199 | 0.03876 | 2.37 | 0.0095 |
Home nursing staff | -2.98233 | 0.57659 | -5.17 | < 0.0001 |
Enhanced nutrition | 1.80669 | 0.88221 | 2.05 | 0.0431 |
Rehabilitating exercise | 1.01185 | 0.39245 | 2.58 | 0.0115 |
Table 6 Results of stepwise regression with rural patients
Variable | Parameter estimated | SEM | t | P |
Family income | 1.0860 | 0.45974 | 2.36 | 0.0193 |
Surgery | -14.24462 | 2.77803 | 5.12 | < 0.0001 |
Enhanced nutrition | -2.73243 | 1.37834 | 1.98 | 0.0488 |
Rehabilitating exercise | -2.20909 | 0.87618 | 2.52 | 0.0125 |
- Citation: Tian J, Chen ZC, Wu B, Meng X. Comparison of quality of life between urban and rural gastric cancer patients and analysis of influencing factors. World J Gastroenterol 2004; 10(20): 2940-2943
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v10/i20/2940.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v10.i20.2940