The impact of peripheral neuropathy symptoms, self-care ability, and disturbances to daily life on quality of life among gynecological cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study investigated the effects of peripheral neuropathy symptoms, self-care ability,and disturbances to daily life on quality of life (QoL) among gynecological cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Methods

The participants included 144 patients with gynecological cancer undergoing anticancerchemotherapy at a tertiary hospital in Seoul, South Korea, from December 1, 2021 to January 28,2022. Convenience sampling was used to recruit patients who had received 4 or more cycles of chemotherapy using a paclitaxel-platinum regimen, and a self-reported questionnaire was used to collect data. Descriptive statistics, the t-test, analysis of variance, Scheffé test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis were performed.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Mun S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9830113 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature