An Exploratory Study to Assess the Quality of Life among Cancer Patients of District Bathinda, Punjab
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Background of Study
Cancer is the second biggest cause of death in India, growing at 11 per cent annually. Patients with cancer often have to deal with severe side effects or physical effects and psychological distress during and after cancer treatment, which have a substantial impact on their quality of life. Quality of life is vital health outcome measure that is relevant to the care of cancer patients.
To assess the quality of life among cancer patients. Methodology-A total 100 cancer patients were studied. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample. FACT-G tool by Dr. Cella was used to assess the quality of life among cancer patients.
The present study revealed that 35% cancer patients were in age group 51–60 years, 69% cancer patients were females, majority of cancer patients 79% belonged to Sikh religion, 88% cancer patients were married, 68% cancer patients were illiterate, 51% cancer patients had family income less than Rs.5000 per month. Maximum of cancer patients 73% were vegetarian. There were 70% of cancer patients who belonged to nuclear family, 74% of cancer patients were residing in rural area, 49% of cancer patients belonged to upper lower class of socio-economic status. 23 types of cancer were found during data collection and more of the subjects were suffered with breast cancer (27%), maximum 75% subjects were diagnosed from less than five years, more than half 53% subjects were at stage I of cancer, that majority 85% of subjects had no family history of cancer, most of the cancer patients 92% were taking Allopathic treatment, 76% were taking treatment for less than 5 years, 77% were chosen private sector for treatment of cancer, 58% perceived polluted water was the cause of cancer, 23% of cancer patients had affected family members other than blood relation and 22% affected family members were expired with cancer. More than half 53% of cancer patients had average quality of life, followed by 44% of cancer patients had good quality of life. There were only 3% of subjects who had poor quality of life. The analysis of quality of life shows that social well-being was better whereas emotional well-being was the worse domain with mean score 26.35 and 12.19. Age, occupation and stage of cancer had impact on quality of life.
Quality of life, Cancer patients, FACT-G.
Utafiti wa uchunguzi wa ubora wa maisha wa wagonjwa wa kansa katika wilaya ya Bathinda, Punjab, India, ulionyesha kuwa saratani ni sababu ya pili ya vifo nchini India, ikiongezeka kwa asilimia 11 kila mwaka. Wagonjwa wa saratani mara nyingi wanakabiliwa na athari mbaya za upande au athari za kimwili na shida ya kisaikolojia wakati na baada ya matibabu ya saratani, ambayo yana athari kubwa kwa ubora wa maisha yao. Ubora wa maisha ni kipimo muhimu cha matokeo ya afya ambayo ni muhimu kwa utunzaji wa wagonjwa wa kansa. Ili kutathmini ubora wa maisha miongoni mwa wagonjwa wa kansa. Utaratibu - Wagonjwa wa kansa 100 walichunguzwa. Mbinu ya sampuli ya kusudi ilitumiwa kuchagua sampuli. FACT-G ni chombo cha utafiti cha utafiti wa afya ambacho kinachotumiwa na wataalamu wa afya na afya ya binadamu kutathmini ubora wa maisha ya wagonjwa wa kansa. Utafiti huo ulionyesha kuwa asilimia 35 ya wagonjwa wa kansa walikuwa katika umri wa miaka 51 hadi 60, asilimia 69 walikuwa wanawake, asilimia 79 walikuwa wafuasi wa dini ya Sikh, asilimia 88 walikuwa wameolewa, asilimia 68 walikuwa wasiojua kusoma na kuandika, na asilimia 51 walikuwa na mapato ya chini ya Rs 5,000 kwa mwezi. Zaidi ya asilimia 73 ya wagonjwa wa kansa walikuwa mboga. Zaidi ya asilimia 70 ya wagonjwa wa kansa walikuwa katika familia ya msingi, asilimia 74 ya wagonjwa wa kansa walikuwa katika maeneo ya vijijini, na asilimia 49 ya wagonjwa wa kansa walikuwa katika jamii ya juu ya hali ya kijamii na kiuchumi. "Wanafunzi walipata aina 23 za saratani wakati wa ukusanyaji wa data na zaidi ya asilimia 27 walikuwa na saratani ya matiti, asilimia 75 walipatikana na saratani chini ya miaka mitano, zaidi ya nusu ya asilimia 53 walikuwa katika hatua ya kwanza ya saratani, asilimia 85 walikuwa hawana historia ya familia ya saratani, asilimia 92 walikuwa wakichukua matibabu ya ""allopathic,"" asilimia 76 walikuwa wakichukua matibabu kwa chini ya miaka mitano, asilimia 77 walichagua sekta binafsi kwa matibabu ya saratani, asilimia 58 walidhani maji machafu yalikuwa sababu ya saratani." Zaidi ya nusu ya wagonjwa wa kansa walikuwa na ubora wa maisha wa wastani, ikifuatiwa na asilimia 44 ya wagonjwa wa kansa walikuwa na ubora wa maisha. Ni asilimia 3 tu ya watu waliopata matibabu waliopata matatizo ya afya. Utafiti wa ubora wa maisha unaonyesha kuwa ustawi wa kijamii ulikuwa bora wakati ustawi wa kihisia ulikuwa uwanja mbaya zaidi na alama ya wastani 26.35 na 12.19. Umri, kazi na hatua ya kansa ilikuwa na athari juu ya ubora wa maisha. Ubora wa maisha, wagonjwa wa kansa, FACT-G.