Open Access, Peer-reviewed
pISSN 2287-2434
eISSN 2287-447X
    Asian Oncol Nurs. 2012 Feb;12(1):27-34. Korean.
    Published online Feb 29, 2012.
    https://doi.org/10.5388/aon.2012.12.1.27
    © 2012 Korean Oncology Nursing Society
    Original Article

    Impacts of Fatigue, Pain, Anxiety, and Depression on the Quality of Life in Patients with Breast Cancer

    Hye Sun Byun,1 and Gyung Duck Kim2
      • 1Full-time Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Daegu Polytechnic College, Daegu, Korea.
      • 2Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Dongyang University, Yeongju, Korea.
    • Address reprint requests to: Kim, Gyung Duck. Department of Nursing, Dongyang University, 145 Dongyang-daero, Punggi-eup, Yeongju 750-711, Korea. Tel: +82-54-630-1373, Fax: +82-54-630-1371, Email: gdkim@dyu.ac.kr
    Received January 05, 2012; Accepted February 07, 2012.

    Abstract

    Purpose

    This study was conducted to identify the impact of fatigue, pain, anxiety and depression on the quality of life (QOL) among breast cancer patients.

    Methods

    This study was conducted from July 12th to July 20th, 2010. One hundred and fifty breast cancer patients were recruited from D city in Korea. The instruments used in this study were the fatigue, pain, anxiety, depression and the quality of life scales for patients with breast cancer. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression with the SPSS/WIN 12.0 program.

    Results

    The quality of life for cancer patients showed a significant relationship with fatigue, pain, anxiety and depression. The significant factors influencing quality of life were fatigue, pain, anxiety and depression that explained 65.6% of the variance.

    Conclusion

    Patients with breast cancer experienced fatigue, pain, anxiety and depression which led to a negative effect on quality of life. The results suggest that intervention programs to reduce fatigue, pain, anxiety and depression could improve the quality of life for breast cancer patients.

    Keywords
    Quality of Life; Fatigue; Pain; Anxiety; Depression

    Tables

    Table 1
    The Score of Fatigue, Pain, Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life (N=150)

    Table 2
    Correlation among Fatigue, Pain, Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life (N=150)

    Table 3
    The Difference of Quality of Life to Characteristics (N=150)

    Table 4
    Impact of Fatigue, Pain, Anxiety, Depression on the Quality of Life

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    Anxiety
    Breast
    Breast Neoplasms
    Depression
    Fatigue
    Humans
    Korea
    Quality of Life
    Weights and Measures
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