J Korean Biol Nurs Sci.  2021 Feb;23(1):83-90. 10.7586/jkbns.2021.23.1.83.

Associations of Illness Symptoms, Perception of Illness, and Coping with Quality of Life of Thyroid Cancer Patients after Thyroidectomy

Affiliations
  • 1College of Nursing, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea
  • 2Health and Nursing Research Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea
  • 3Department of Surgery, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea

Abstract

Purpose
To determine associations of illness symptoms, perception of illness, coping with quality of life (QOL) of thyroid cancer patients and identify factors affecting their QOL.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was performed using a self-administered questionnaire for 111 thyroid cancer patients after thyroidectomy. They were recruited from the outpatient clinic of one university hospital. Data collection was conducted from August 2018 to November 2018.
Results
The QOL was significantly associated with interpersonal coping (β= 0.31, p< .001), monthly household income (β= 0.30, p< .001), illness symptoms (β= -0.22, p= .017), perception of illness (β= -0.20, p= .031), and education (β= 0.18, p= .037) in stepwise multiple regression. These factors explained 33.1% of QOL of thyroid cancer patients.
Conclusion
Interpersonal coping is a major contributing factor to QOL. Therefore, thyroid cancer patients need good interpersonal coping for better quality of life.

Keyword

Quality of life; Psychological adaptation; Symptom assessment; Perception; Thyroidectomy
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