대장암 환자 증상군의 중증도에 따른 삶의 질

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study to verify the symptom clusters of colorectal cancer patients and also identify the influence of thesymptom clusters upon colorectal patient symptom clusters identify acording exper. Methods: 101 colorectal cancer patients were thesubjects of this study. As for a research tool, the global health status/QOL was used including the sub-scales of QLQ-C30. In the functionalscales and the symptom scales, the sub-scales of QLQ-C30 and QLQ-CR29 were used. Results: The result of this study shows usthere are 7 kinds of symptom clusters. Results: The result of this study shows us there are 7 kinds of symptom clusters, bowel movementproblems, abdominal-pelvic problems, feces problems, urination problems, dry mouth-taste problems, side effect problems,and elimination problems. Conclusion: Based on the result, the symptom clusters in colorectal cancer patients were confirmed to beinfluencing the subjects’ quality of life and functions. The efficient management of symptom clusters that subjects experience leads topromoting colorectal cancer patients' physical and emotional status, thereby contributing to an improvement in their quality of life.