Assessment of pain, fatigue, sleep and quality of life (QoL) in elderly hospitalized cancer patients

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dc.contributor.authorEyigor, Sibel
dc.contributor.authorEyigor, Can
dc.contributor.authorUslu, Ruchan
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T21:14:01Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T21:14:01Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAs the proportion of older adults in the population continues to grow, the number of patients with cancer is expected to increase proportionally. In the previously conducted studies, data on elderly cancer patients were generally compared with the QoL scores of elderly patient group and with the data of non-cancer individuals. The purpose of this study was to examine differences in reported pain, fatigue, sleep problems and QoL between middle-aged and elderly hospitalized patients with cancer. We included 53 middle-aged (between 18 and 50 years) hospitalized cancer patients and 47 elderly (>60 years) hospitalized cancer patients in this study. Pain (visual analog scale = VAS, verbal pain rating), fatigue (brief fatigue inventory = BFI), sleep problems, QoL (Short Form 36 = SF36), and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)-QoL-C30 data were gathered using standardized measures. In the elderly group, no significant difference was detected in terms of VAS, verbal pain rating, fatigue, fatigue type, sleep problems and QoL scores (p > 0.05). When the two age groups were compared, BFI scores were found to be significantly high among the elderly patients (p < 0.05). A significant relationship was observed in both age groups between the scores of pain, fatigue and sleep problems, and QoL (p < 0.05). Elderly hospitalized cancer patients did not demonstrate a distinctive difference in terms of pain, sleep and QoL compared to the younger group. The relationship between pain, fatigue, sleep and QoL should be definitely kept in mind in clinical practice. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.archger.2009.11.018en_US
dc.identifier.endpageE61en_US
dc.identifier.issn0167-4943
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid20044154en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpageE57en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2009.11.018
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/43322
dc.identifier.volume51en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000282597400005en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Ireland Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofArchives of Gerontology and Geriatricsen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectCanceren_US
dc.subjectElderlyen_US
dc.subjectPainen_US
dc.subjectFatigueen_US
dc.subjectSleepen_US
dc.subjectQuality of lifeen_US
dc.titleAssessment of pain, fatigue, sleep and quality of life (QoL) in elderly hospitalized cancer patientsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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