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KMID : 0914820040040040263
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Journal of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association
2004 Volume.4 No. 4 p.263 ~ p.267
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Quality of Life in Patients with Stomach Cancer after a Curative Resection -The validity and availability of WHOQOL-BREFE-)
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Park E-Jin
Jeon Yang-Whan
Han Sang-Ick
Kim Jin-Jo
Park Seung-Man
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was designed to investigate the validity of WHOQOL-BREF (Brief form of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment Instrument) and to explore quality of life (QOL) by using WHOQOL-BREF in patients with stomach cancer after a curative resection.
Materials and Methods: Fifty (50) patients with stomach cancer after a curative resection were recruited with informed consents. Age- and gender matched hospital staffs served as controls. The 100-item WHOQOL instrument was employed for the all subjects. The scores of the WHOQOL-BREF, which is a short version (26 questions) of the WHOQOL, and includes four domains (physical, psychological, social, and environmental), were compared with those of WHOQOL.
Results: The scores of the WHOQOL-BREF were significantly correlated with those of the WHOQOL in all domains. Two domains, physical and social, were associated with worse quality of life in patients with stomach cancer after a curative resection.
Conclusion: The WHOQOL-BREF is a valid instrument that is useful for evaluating the quality of life in patients with stomach cancer.
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KEYWORD
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Stomach cancer, Curative resection, Quality of life, WHOQOL-BREF, Validity
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