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Factors affecting on Health-Related Quality Of Life Among Cancer Survivors: Focusing on Gender Difference

암생존자의 건강관련 삶의 질에 대한 영향 요인 -성차를 중심으로

  • 이인정 (호서대학교 사회복지학부)
  • Received : 2017.11.02
  • Accepted : 2018.02.02
  • Published : 2018.02.28
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this article was to evaluate the health related quality of life (HRQoL) of cancer survivors and to identify its predictors according to gender. Methods: The research was conducted with the data for 203 (cancer survivors?) taken from the 6th wave of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the EQ-5D index score was used for the measurement of the health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The independent variables inluded socio-demographic data, health related factors (survival duration, disability, subjective health recognition), and psychosocial factors (stress, unmet medical needs). The data were analyzed by the t-test, ANOVA, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis. Results: the HRQoL of the female cancer survivors was significantly worse than that of the males in terms of their mobility, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression quality of life. The only statistically significant factor affecting the HRQoL of the male cancer survivors was their subjective health recognition. In the case of the female cancer survivors, the statistically significant factors were their age, subjective health recognition and unmet medical needs. Conclusions: the results of this study showed a different pattern of predictors according to the gender of the cancer survivors. Therefore, gender should be considered when assessing and addressing the individual care needs of cancer survivors, in order to obtain optimal treatment outcomes.

본 연구는 암생존자의 삶의 질에 대해 보다 면밀한 검토를 통해 이들을 위한 서비스 및 정책 마련을 위한 기초자료를 제공하고자 수행되었다. 이에 본 연구는 사회문화적 영향을 다르게 수용하게 되는 성차(gender difference)를 중심으로 암생존자의 삶의 질의 차이와 예측 요인들의 상대적 영향력을 검증하였다. 이를 위해 국민건강영양조사 제 6기 중 2013년 자료에서 추출한 암생존자 203명을 표본으로 남녀 집단간 삶의 질 평균차이 검증과 위계적 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 그 결과 삶의 질의 하위 영역 모두에서 여성이 남성에 비해 낮은 삶의 질을 보였으며, 전체적인 삶의 질에 있어서도 여성의 삶의 질은 유의미하게 낮았다. 위계적 회귀분석 결과, 성차에 따른 예측 변인이 다르게 나타났는데 남성은 주관적 건강인식이 유의한 정적 영향을 미치고 있었으며 여성은 미충족 의료욕구(unmet medical need)가 가장 큰 예측력을 가진 유의미한 변인으로 부적 영향을 미치고 있었으며, 또한 연령이 높을수록 삶의 질이 낮았으며, 주관적 건강인식과는 유의미한 정적 관계를 보였다. 이러한 결과를 통해 성차를 고려한 암생존자 관리의 방향성 제고가 필요하며 여성암생존자 중 고령, 건강상태가 좋지 못한 경우, 의료서비스의 접근성이 낮은 집단에 대한 보다 집중적 서비스를 마련해야하는 등의 실천적 함의와 후속연구에 대한 제언을 제시하였다.

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