Quality of Life for Patient who undergoing Chemotherapy in West Bank

Ishtieh S., Hatem I., Qeshawi D., Draghmi L.,

 

Nursing and Midwifery Department

Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

An-Najah National University, Nablus-Palestine

Abstract

Background

     Quality of Life (QoL) is a fundamental for well and ill people. For the cancer patients it is a vital issue in the presence of this condition that all resources on both the individual and community level. Improving quality of life (QoL) in cancer patients is an important therapeutic goal.  

 

     The Quality of Life (QoL ) among  Palestinian cancer patients highly affects on patient and it consider the second leading cause of death in Palestine. We conducted this study to highlight the concept of Quality of Life for Palestinian cancer patients if there is any deviation from the international criteria related to the quality of their life. 

 

Aim of this study was to highlight the Quality of Life for cancer patients who receive chemotherapy.

 

Method: A quantitative descriptive cross-sectional study, convenience method was used. A total of 400 cancer patients were included in the present analysis. The study was conducted in An- Najah National hospital and Al-Watany hospital, to highlight the quality of life for Palestinian cancer patients who receive chemotherapy.

 

Findings: the result showed that there is no significant relationship between (gender, marital status, place of residence and self care) and QoL among adult chemotherapy patients, but there are significant relationship between the Age and the Quality of life. And the result showed that there are significant relationship between duration of treatment and QoL in physical status and in psychological status, also between economic status and QoL in patients under chemotherapy.

 

Conclusion: Amongst 400 patients on chemotherapy were married 273(68.3%), live with a nuclear family 367 (91.8%), patient living with more than 6 members (75.3%), Bachelor education (33.5%).  The most patients' age was between (18-29 year) (41.8%), when increased age the situation will increase patient quality of life because older people have more faith to the extent.  For level of education our result showed that there is a significant relationship between patient's level of education and QOL in two domains " physical ( P .value 0.000 ), psychological ( P .value 0.000); when the person have high knowledge about his disease so he can adapted with his disease. The most physical problem affected the quality of life for patient who undergoing chemotherapy is fatigue and take 87.8%. In addition, the most significant factor in psychological domains affected the QoL for cancer patient is sleep-wake disturbances the result was 87.1%. Develop educational program for patients and families to cope with the disease and accept treatment helping them and reduce the complications of which they are exposed.

 

Key words: Quality of Life, chemotherapy, patients,                          

Conference Title

International Nursing Conference (INC 2016) "Improving Clients' Outcomes through Implications of Scientific Evidence" 6-7 April, 2016 Zarqa University - Jordan

Conference Country

Jordan

Conference Date

Jan. 1, 2016 - Jan. 1, 2016

Conference Sponsor

سمو الأميرة منى الحسين رئيسة مجلس التمريض الاردني في جامعة الزرقاء الاهلية

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