Asian Oncol Nurs.  2012 Jun;12(2):132-138. 10.5388/aon.2012.12.2.132.

Performance Status and Quality Life of Patients with Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation According to Period of Survival

• Woo HD
• Park JS

• KMID: 2269519
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5388/aon.2012.12.2.132

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify the performance status and quality of life (QOL) of patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) according to period of survival.
METHODS
Participants consists of 83 HSCT patients who were being treated regularly at out-patient clinic in two general hospitals in D city. Data were collected using questionnaires that were modified by Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Bone Marrow Transplabtation (FACT-BMT) scale and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG).
RESULTS
The unrelated HSCT group's survival period was significantly worse than related HSCT group and autologous HSCT group. Performance status of the group with more than 3 years survival was significantly higher than that of the group with less than a year survival. The mean score of total QOL of HSCT patients was 2.69 out of 4. Total QOL was not significantly different among period of survival less than 1 year, 1-3 years, and more than 3 years. But BMT QOL was shown that the group with more than 3 years survival was higher than the groups with less than a year survival.
CONCLUSION
Performance status and BMT QOL of the group with less than 1 year survival was significantly lowered than the groups with more than 3 years survival.

Keyword

Quality of Life; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; Survival; Leukemia

MeSH Terms

Bone Marrow
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Hospitals, General
Humans
Leukemia
Outpatients
Quality of Life

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