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KMID : 0901419980030010033
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Journal of Research Institute for Hospice & Palliative Care
1998 Volume.3 No. 1 p.33 ~ p.41
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Relationships Between Quality of Life and Health Promotion Behavior and Family Support in Cancer Patients
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Oh Kee-Weon
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Abstract
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This study was designed to identify the relationship between Quality of Life, Health Promotion Behavior and Family Support of cancer patients to provide the basic data of effective cancer patients’ nursing interventions. The subjects for this study were 129 patients receiving chemotherapy at Samsung Medical Center and Saint Mary’s Hospital. Data were collected from May 19 to July 31, 1998 through interviews by questionnaires. The results of this study were summarized as follows : 1) The quality of life of cancer patients had a significant and positive correlation with health promotion behavior, and a negative correlation with pain. The quality of life of cancer patients turned out to be higher in case of no recurrence, no pain and the lower level of physical discomfort. 2) The health promotion behavior was significantly correlated with family support and the period of post-recurrence. 3) The family support was higher in the group whose period of post -diagnosis was below 11 months than 2-5 years. In conclusion, the quality of life in cancer patients was significant correlation with health promotion behavior. The health promotion behavior was significantly correlated with family support and the period of post-recurrence.
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KEYWORD
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Quality of life, Health promotion behavior, Family support
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