Original article (Public health)

Analysis of factors influencing the quality of life in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia receiving imatinib mesylate treatment

  • MA Yong-hua ,
  • ZHANG Kai-jin ,
  • LIU Gui-yuan ,
  • YU You-ren
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  • School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China

Online published: 2016-08-31

Supported by

National Natural Science Foundation of China, 70973018; Social Research Bidding Projects of Jiangsu Province Medical Insurance Research Council, JSYB2014001

Abstract

Objective To evaluate the quality of life (QOL) in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) receiving the imatinib mesylate treatment and explore relevant influencing factors. Methods Functional assessment of cancer therapy generic scale (FACT-BRM) was used to survey 144 patients with CML receiving the imatinib mesylate treatment in Jiangsu Province. The effects of relevant factors on QOL were processed with the variance analysis from the perspective of general demographic characteristics. The effects of relevant factors on the efficacy were explored with the multiple linear regression analysis. Results The total QOL score of patient with CML was 99.08±20.91. Scores of dimensions, i.e. physiological status, social/family status, emotional status, functional status, additional physiological status, and additional emotional status, were 19.52±5.36, 16.37±6.72, 15.89±4.72, 13.08±6.18, 18.98±4.63, and 15.24±4.28, respectively. The multivariate linear regression analysis indicated that age, education level, income, and type of medical insurance were major factors influencing the patients QOL. Conclusion The QOL in patient with CML was poor. QOL should be considered as an index for assessing the clinical efficacy of imatinib mesylate for the treatment of CML.

Cite this article

MA Yong-hua , ZHANG Kai-jin , LIU Gui-yuan , YU You-ren . Analysis of factors influencing the quality of life in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia receiving imatinib mesylate treatment[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Medical Science), 2016 , 36(7) : 1059 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8115.2016.07.020

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