HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND PATIENT SATISFACTION IN COLORECTAL CANCER PATIENTS TREATED THROUGH RADICAL SURGERY IN CURATIVE INTENT IN A COLO-PROCTOLOGY CLINICAL DEPARTMENT
Author(s)
Balderas-Peña L1, Sat-Muñoz D2, Palomares-Chacon U3, Flores-Larios E4, Ramírez-Conchas R1, Salcedo-Rocha A5, García de Alba-García J5
1UMAE Hospital de Especialidades Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente IMSS, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, 2UMAE Hospital de Gineco-Obstetricia Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente IMSS, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, 3UMAE HE Centro Medico Nacional de Occidente Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Mexico, 4Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, 5Delegación Jalisco IMSS, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
OBJECTIVES To determine HRQoL and patient satisfaction scores in colorectal cancer patients treated through radical surgery with a curative intent. METHODS Were selected colorectal cancer patients treated through radical surgery. One month after of the surgery we applied EORTC questionnaires QLQ-C30, CR29, and IN-PATSAT32. The scores for each questionnaire were calculated according formulas and instruction in the EORTC Scoring Manual. We calculated median and percentilar values 25 and 75 for each score RESULTS Were studies 83 colorectal cancer patients: 34 women and 49 men, the results for EORTC questionnaires are: Global Health Status/QoL has a median score 83.33 (70.83-100); the functional scales: physical 93.33 (83.33-100); emotional 83.33 (75-91.67); role 100 (83.33-100), social 100 (83.33-100). Symptoms scales: fatigue 11.11 (0.00-33.33); insomnia, 0.00 (0.00-0.00), pain 0.00 (0.00-16.67), constipation 0.00 (0.00-33.33), financial difficulties 0.00 (0.00-33.33). For scales in CR29 questionnaire, the scores were: body image 100 (83.3-100), anxiety 66.67 (66.67-100); sexual interest in women 0.00 (0.00-33.33), sexual interest male 33.33 (0.00-33.33), urinary frequency 16.67 (0.00-33.33), blood stool 0.00 (0.00-16.67), stool frequency 0.00 (0.00-16.66), urinary incontinence 0.00 (0.00-0.00). About scores for IN-PATSAT32, for doctors: Interpersonal skills 100 (91.66-100); technical skills 100 (95.83-100); capacity to bring information 100 (91.66-100); availability 100 (100-100); for nurse: interpersonal skills 100 (91.66-100) technical skills 100(83.33-100); capacity to bring information 91.67 (70.83-100); availability 87.50 (75.00-100); other personnel kindness 91.67 (83.33-100), access 87.50 (62.5-100), waiting time 87.50 (62.5-100), exchange of information 100 (75-100), comfort/cleanness 75.00(75.00-100) and general satisfaction 75.00 (75.00-100). CONCLUSIONS The functional scales for QLQ-C30 showed a good quality of life, however symptom scales related to sexual function showed a diminished QoL, satisfaction with doctors and nurses is good, but not for other hospital and doctors office conditions.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2014-11, ISPOR Europe 2014, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Value in Health, Vol. 17, No. 7 (November 2014)
Code
PCN189
Topic
Patient-Centered Research
Topic Subcategory
Patient-reported Outcomes & Quality of Life Outcomes, Stated Preference & Patient Satisfaction
Disease
Oncology