Table 4 Factors associated with health-related quality of life in women with cervical cancer
Scale dimensions | Domains of quality of life | Difference in means (βcoefficient) | R2 | 95%CI | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical well-being (PWB) | Treatment | ||||
Concurrent chemoradiotherapy | −1.67 | 0.03 | −2.78 - -0.57 | 0.003 | |
Postoperative adjuvant therapy | −0.73 | 0.03 | −2.33-0.87 | 0.368 | |
Social/Family well-being (SWB) | Marital status | ||||
Married | 5.44 | 0.13 | 1.61–9.27 | 0.006 | |
Widowed | 0.10 | 0.13 | −3.03-5.23 | 0.601 | |
Divorced or separated | 1.33 | 0.13 | −3.06-5.73 | 0.551 | |
Functional well-being (FWB) | Level of education | ||||
Primary school | 0.33 | 0.10 | −1.10-1.75 | 0.653 | |
Junior middle school | 3.27 | 0.10 | 1.77–4.77 | < 0.001 | |
High school and above | 3.70 | 0.10 | 1.70–5.70 | < 0.001 | |
Disease expenditures as a proportion of family disposable income | |||||
Medium | −1.40 | 0.07 | −3.97-1.17 | 0.286 | |
Heavy | −3.82 | 0.07 | −6.23 - -1.40 | 0.002 | |
Treatment | |||||
Concurrent chemoradiotherapy | −2.02 | 0.04 | −3.25 - -0.78 | 0.001 | |
Postoperative adjuvant therapy | −0.34 | 0.04 | −2.12-1.44 | 0.706 | |
Whether to participate in cervical cancer screening | |||||
Yes | 2.03 | 0.02 | 0.44–3.61 | 0.012 | |
Age group (years) | |||||
40–50 | −3.32 | 0.05 | −5.02 - -1.62 | < 0.001 | |
≧60 | −3.29 | 0.05 | −5.42 - -1.16 | 0.003 | |
cervical cancer subscale (CxS) | Discover disease patterns | ||||
Physical examination | 1.53 | 0.03 | −0.56-3.62 | 0.152 | |
Screening | 2.37 | 0.03 | 0.48–4.26 | 0.014 | |
Treatment | |||||
Concurrent chemoradiotherapy | −1.61 | 0.03 | −2.75 - -0.47 | 0.006 | |
Postoperative adjuvant therapy | −0.86 | 0.03 | −2.51-0.79 | 0.308 | |
Total FACT-Cx | Treatment | ||||
Concurrent chemoradiotherapy | −5.91 | 0.04 | −9.41 - -2.42 | 0.001 | |
Postoperative adjuvant therapy | −3.57 | 0.04 | −8.63-1.48 | 0.165 | |
Whether to participate in cervical cancer screening | |||||
Yes | 7.61 | 0.04 | 3.15–12.07 | 0.001 |