Quality of Life among Thai Women Diagnosed with Cervical Cancer and Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
Surasak Taneepanichskul MD*, Somrat Lertmaharit MSc*, Sathirakorn Pongpanich PhD*, Wichai Termrungruanglert MD**, Piyalamporn Havanond MSc*, Nipon Khemapech MD**, Chonlakiet Khorprasert MD**, Oraluck Pattanaprateep PhD***, Suchai Kitsiripornchai MD***
Affiliation : * College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand ** Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand *** MSD (Thailand) Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand
Objective : To determine health related quality of life (QoL) of patients diagnosed with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)
and cervical cancer compared QoL among stages of cancer and to study the association between QoL and patients’
characteristics.
Material and Method: The questionnaire elicited information and QoL using Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy
General (FACT-G) questionnaire. The study population was patients with a diagnosis of one of the four FIGO stages of
cervical cancer.
Results : One hundred seventy two patients completed the present study. The adjusted mean scores QoL was 78.76. There
were no significant differences between FIGO stages on the global QoL and subscale. The authors found negative association
between age and physical wellbeing scores (p = 0.049) and a positive association between age and emotional wellbeing scores
(p = 0.004). Lower educational attainment was associated with higher emotional wellbeing scores (p = 0.004).
Conclusion : For many patients, family, religion, or psycho-social support may be considered a necessity. The younger and
better-educated groups may require more information and psycho-emotional support.
Keywords : Quality of life, Cervical cancer, Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
