Relationships between fatigue, general health perception, social support, and quality of life in patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy in Sanglah Hospital, Bali
Ns. Ni Putu Kamaryati, S.Kep.,MNS.(a*), Ni Luh Adi Satriani, S.Kp.,M.Kep.,Sp.Mat.(a), Ns. Ni Luh Lasiyani, S.Kep.(b)
a) Institute of Technology and Health (ITEKES) Bali
*kamaryati.stikesbali[at]gmail.com
b) Sanglah Hospital, Bali
Abstract
Quality of life (QOL) is an important health outcome indicator in oncology. Many factors were related to QOL, such as fatigue, general health perception, and social support. The study focused on four domains of World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref (WHOQOL-Bref). The revised Wilson and Cleary Model for Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) was used to guide the study. The purpose of the study was to examine the association among fatigue, general health perception, social support, and quality of life in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in Sanglah Hospital, Bali. The study was a cross-sectional design involving 119 cancer patients by convenience sampling in Sanglah Hospital, Bali. Each participant was interviewed according to structured questionnaires consisting of the demographic information, Visual Analog Scale to measure fatigue, Self-Rated Health, Social Support Survey, and WHOQOL-Bref. Data were analyzed by Spearman-s Rank correlation coefficient. Main results found that fatigue was negatively and significantly associated with physical, psychological, social, and environment domain of QoL (r = -.34; r = -.43; r = -.34; r = -.29, p < .05, respectively). General health perception was positively and significantly associated with physical, psychological, and environment domain of QoL (r =.19; r = .25; r = .19, p < .05, respectively), and social support was positively and significantly associated with psychological and social domain of QOL (r =.25 and r = .22, p < .05). These findings indicate the necessity for health professionals to take these factors into account when treating patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy to enhance the QOL of patients
Keywords: quality of life; cancer; fatigue; general health perception; social support
Topic: Healthcare Practice and Services