A Controlled Study of Quality of Life and it's Related Factors Among Gynecological Cancer Survivors

National Taiwan University Hospital140 enrolled

Overview

To compare quality of life and it's related factors between gynecological cancer survivor and healthy controls.

This study used a cross-sectional design. By using the method of purposive sampling, the 70 gynecological cancer patients who had completed the active treatments for six months will be recruited from the oncology and gynecology clinics of a medical center in the Northern Taiwan area. The 70 healthy controls without any cancer will be recruited from clinic and from friends and colleagues. The instruments include "Sample characteristics questionnaire," "Short Form-12 (SF-12)," "Medical Outcome Study Sleep Scale (MOS-sleep)," "Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI)," "State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)," "Sexual Activity Questionnaire (SAQ), and "The Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-R)." The data will be analyzed by descriptive statistical analysis, independent t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe's test, Pearson's correlation, and stepwise regression.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

140

Conditions

Cervical Cancer Ovarian Cancer Endometrial Cancer

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 70 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Been diagnosed as cervical cancer, ovarian cancer or endometrial cancer, and has completed six months after the relevant treatment. * 20-70 years old * Agreed to participate in this study. Exclusion Criteria: * Combined with other non-gynecologic cancer (cervical cancer, ovarian cancer or endometrial cancer) patients.

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan

RECRUITING

Central Contacts

Fei-Hsiu Hsiao, Ph.D.

CONTACT

+886-2-23123456 hsiaofei@ntu.edu.tw

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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