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香港中文大学研究人员 ( 现职)
| 庄立信教授 (肿瘤学系) |
| 杨明明教授 (肿瘤学系) |
| 胡令芳教授 (内科及药物治疗学系) |
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| 数位物件识别号 (DOI) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00504-3 |
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摘要Quality of life (QOL) is the main consideration in caring for advanced, cancer patients, yet little is known about the QOL in the terminal phase. We profiled the QOL of 58 advanced cancer patients during their last 2 weeks of life using the McGill QOL questionnaire-Hong Kong version. The patients provided ratings of QOL an average of 5.6 (median 6) days pre-death. Palliative care services were successful in maintaining the total QOL score during the dying phase. The mean score was 7.0 of 10. Among the various domains, the physical. and existential domains scored relatively poorly at 5.9 and 6 of 10, respectively. The worst physical symptom and meaning of life were the individual items with the poorest scores (4.8 and 5.4 of 10, respectively). Compared with admission, there was statistically significant improvement in the worst physical symptom (P = 0.02) and eating item (P = 0.002), but deterioration in physical well-being (P = 0.03), meaning of existence (P = 0.007), and satisfaction with oneself (P = 0.04). In conclusion, QOL evaluation during the terminal phase identifies important aspects requiring improvement during the last two weeks of life. Physical and existential domains of dying cancer patients needed more attention.
着者Lo RSK, Woo J, Zhoc KCH, Li CYP, Yeo W, Johnson P, Mak Y, Lee J
期刊名称JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
出版年份2002
月份10
日期1
卷号24
期次4
出版社ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
页次388 - 397
国际标準期刊号0885-3924
语言英式英语
关键词advanced cancer; end of life; Hong Kong; hospice; palliative care; quality of life; terminal illness
Web of Science 学科类别Clinical Neurology; CLINICAL NEUROLOGY; General & Internal Medicine; Health Care Sciences & Services; HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES; Medicine, General & Internal; MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL; Neurosciences & Neurology
