Publication: Quality of life in Thai patients after bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation: A comparison study with patients treated with conventional chemotherapy
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1999-12-01
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09255710
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2-s2.0-0033210421
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Mahidol University
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International Journal of Hematology. Vol.70, No.3 (1999), 181-189
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Tanin Intragumtornchai, Saengsuree Jootar, Arthit Unganon, Daratana Swasdikul, Venus Udomprasertgul Quality of life in Thai patients after bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation: A comparison study with patients treated with conventional chemotherapy. International Journal of Hematology. Vol.70, No.3 (1999), 181-189. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/25560
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Quality of life in Thai patients after bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation: A comparison study with patients treated with conventional chemotherapy
Abstract
This study of adult patients of Thai cultural background compared the quality of life (QOL) of patients undergoing bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (BMT/PBSCT) with that of patients treated with conventional chemotherapy (CT).The study population comprised 59 patients who were transplant recipients (29 allogeneic, 29 autograft, and one syngeneic BMT/PBSCT) and 24 patients treated with CT for various hematologic malignancies. The participants completed a 50-item structured QOL questionnaire sent by mail. No significant differences were found between the two patient groups regarding their psychological, social, and treatment-related well-being or their overall QOL; all scores were above 75% of the total.The mean score regarding the physical domain, however, was significantly lower in BMT/PBSCT patients. Areas of highest concern in both groups were sexuality and financial burden. Happiness, functional ability, financial burden, and the degree of familial acceptance were the most important predictors of the self-rated QOL in BMT/PBSCT patients. Seventy-five percent of BMT/PBSCT patients would be willing to undergo the procedure again under the same circumstances. These results indicated that the QOL of Thai patients undergoing BMT/PBSCT was in general satisfactory and comparable to patients treated with conventional CT. ©1999 The Japanese Society of Hematology.