Asian Oncol Nurs.  2018 Jun;18(2):55-65. 10.5388/aon.2018.18.2.55.

Comparison of Depression and Quality of Life according to Nutritional Status in Elderly Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

• Lee SY
• Kim LH
• Kim SY
• Kim S
• Yang HJ
• Lee KM
• Shin SJ
• Kim JH

• KMID: 2429023
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5388/aon.2018.18.2.55

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to compare depression and quality of life (QOL) according to nutritional status of elderly cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
METHODS
A sample of 144 elderly cancer patients receiving chemotherapy was recruited for the cross-sectional survey design. The instruments were the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF), Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form-Korea (GDSSF-K), European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 and QLQ ELD14. Data were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN program.
RESULTS
Nutrition had mean of 10.17 points out of 14 and depression had mean of 6.72 points (out of 15). In quality of life, global health status/QoL was 50.06 points, 66.68 for the functional scale, and 29.77 for the symptom scale based on 100 points. The quality of life of elderly cancer patients was 36.52~70.14. There was a significant difference between the well-nourished and malnourished group in depression and QoL. There were significant correlations among the variables, nutritional status, depression and quality of life.
CONCLUSION
We found that patients with cancer of the elderly receiving chemotherapy had poor nutritional status, depression, and poor QoL. It is necessary to evaluate the nutritional status of elderly cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and to develop interventions.

Keyword

Aged; Nutrition Status; Depression; Quality of Life; Neoplasms

MeSH Terms

Aged*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression*
Drug Therapy*
Global Health
Humans
Nutritional Status*
Quality of Life*

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