J Korean Gastric Cancer Assoc.  2004 Dec;4(4):263-267.

Quality of Life in Patients with Stomach Cancer after a Curative Resection: The validity and availability of WHOQOL-BREF

• Park EJ
• Jeon YW
• Han SI
• Kim JJ
• Park SM

Abstract

PUPOSE: This study was designed to investigate the validity of WHOQOL-BREF (Brief form of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment Instrument) and to explore quality of life (QOL) by using WHOQOL-BREF in patients with stomach cancer after a curative resection.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Fifty (50) patients with stomach cancer after a curative resection were recruited with informed consents. Age- and gender matched hospital staffs served as controls. The 100-item WHOQOL instrument was employed for the all subjects. The scores of the WHOQOL-BREF, which is a short version (26 questions) of the WHOQOL, and includes four domains (physical, psychological, social, and environmental), were compared with those of WHOQOL.
RESULTS
The scores of the WHOQOL-BREF were significantly correlated with those of the WHOQOL in all domains. Two domains, physical and social, were associated with worse quality of life in patients with stomach cancer after a curative resection.
CONCLUSION
The WHOQOL-BREF is a valid instrument that is useful for evaluating the quality of life in patients with stomach cancer.

Keyword

Stomach cancer; Curative resection; Quality of life; WHOQOL-BREF; Validity

MeSH Terms

Humans
Quality of Life*
Stomach Neoplasms*
Stomach*
World Health Organization