Open Access, Peer-reviewed
pISSN 2287-2434
eISSN 2287-447X
    Asian Oncol Nurs. 2015 Dec;15(4):211-218. Korean.
    Published online Dec 31, 2015.
    https://doi.org/10.5388/aon.2015.15.4.211
    © 2015 Korean Oncology Nursing Society
    Original Article

    Self-care Agency and Quality of Life in Brain Tumor Patients after Surgery

    Sunjoo Boo
      • College of Nursing · Institute of Nursing Science, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea.
    • Address reprint requests to: Boo, Sunjoo. College of Nursing·Institute of Nursing Science, Ajou University, 164 Worldcup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, Korea. Tel: +82-31-219-7032, Fax: +82-31-219-7020, Email: sjboo@ajou.ac.kr
    Received September 17, 2015; Revised October 08, 2015; Accepted November 20, 2015.

    This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

    Abstract

    Purpose

    This study evaluated the levels of self-care agency and quality of life and identified the effect of self-care agency on quality of life in brain tumor patients who had undergone surgical resection of brain tumors.

    Methods

    Data were collected from 131 patients who visited an outpatient clinic for postoperative regular check-ups. Self-care agency and quality of life were assessed via self-administered questionnaires. Data were analyzed with descriptive, univariate, and hierarchical regression analyses.

    Results

    The average scores for self-care agency and quality of life were 4.58 (possible range: 1~6) and 3.87 (possible range: 1~5) respectively. Social and thinking functions were the lowest among quality of life sub-scales. Education level was a significant correlate of quality of life in univariate analyses but not in multivariate analysis. Self-care agency accounted for 29.0% of the total variance in quality of life, controlling for education level.

    Conclusion

    Approaches focusing on enhancing self-care agency could potentially improve quality of life in postoperative brain tumor patients.

    Keywords
    Brain Neoplasms; Craniotomy; Quality of Life; Self-care

    Tables

    Table 1
    Characteristics of Participants (N=131)

    Table 2
    Levels of Self-care Agency and Quality of Life (N=131)

    Table 3
    Differences in Quality of Life by Characteristics (N=131)

    Table 4
    Correlations between Self-care Agency and Quality of Life (N =131)

    Table 5
    Factors Affecting Quality of Life (N =131)

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    MeSH Terms
    Ambulatory Care Facilities
    Brain Neoplasms*
    Brain*
    Craniotomy
    Education
    Humans
    Multivariate Analysis
    Quality of Life*
    Self Care*
    Thinking
    Metrics
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