J Korean Oncol Nurs.  2008 Feb;8(1):40-49.

Quality of Life in Patients with Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

• Song BY
• Kang HR
• Kim KS

Abstract

PURPOSE
This descriptive study was to investigate the quality of life in patients with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) from June 1 to October 13, 2007. METHOD: The survey was conducted in 6 different university hospitals which located in Seoul and Jellanamdo province using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-BMT Scale (FACT-BMT) version 4. We collected a total of 155 questionnaires and analyzed 149 among them. RESULTS: The average score of quality of life was 2.53 out of 5. Physical well being score was highest among sub-domains, followed by emotional well-being, additional concerns, social/family well-being, and functional well-being. Study subjects worried that their conditions would get worse. However study subjects didn't regret having been received HSCT. Age, duration from HSCT, age at diagnosis, income, readmission, HSCT type, educational background, marital status, and the level of activities of daily living were related to quality of life. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study indicates that the HSCT survivor's quality of life issue is still important and have to be investigated repeatedly in the future. That is necessary for generalizing QOL outcomes for clinical use. We also suggest to develop interventions to improve QOL.

Keyword

Quality of life; Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

MeSH Terms

Activities of Daily Living
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Hospitals, University
Humans
Marital Status
Quality of Life
Surveys and Questionnaires
Transplants