HAMASHIMA C, IKEDA S, IKEGAMI N, YOSHIDA K; International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care. Meeting.

Annu Meet Int Soc Technol Assess Health Care Int Soc Technol Assess Health Care Meet. 2001; 17: abstract no. 109.

Dept of Preventive Med. St. Marianna Univ. School of Med. Kawasaki Japan

Introduction - Most people undergoing cancer screening have major health concerns. The quality of life (QOL) of these people, however, has not been studied using comprehensive questionnaires in Japan. We conducted a QOL survey on colorectal cancer screening participants using a Japanese EuroQol instrument with an additional questionnaire for present symptoms.Subjects and Method - Questionnaires were given to colorectal cancer screening participants in Esashi, Iwate Prefecture, in 1998. The target age group of colorectal cancer screening was over 40 years and was not limited upper age. Although 1,224 participants responded, available subjects for the analysis was 1,086, who answered with gender, age and all items in 5 dimensions of the EuroQol. Based on the survey, we clarified QOL and characteristics in cancer screening participants. A utility score and visual analogue scale (VAS) score were compared between males and females. The utility score was calculated using both British and Japanese tariffs. Statistical analysis was used un-paired t-test and Chi-value test, which p-value was 0.01 in both tests.Results - Subjects were 510 male and 576 females, whose mean age was 63.9 +/- 10.1 years for males and 61.1+/-10.0 years for females (p<0.0001). The utility score using the Japanese tariff was 0.874 +/-0.158 for males and 0.829+/-0.160 for females (p<0.0001). The utility score using the British tariff gave the same result. In 5 dimensions, the prevalence of moderate and severe problems in 'usual activity' (male 12.9%, female 16.3%), 'pain/discomfort' (male 37.1%, female 50.5%) and 'anxiety/depression' (male 13.1%, female 23.6%) were significantly different. The VAS score was 74.1+/-16.1 for males and 71.6+/-16.1 for females (p=0.001). Although the prevalence of general symptoms was nearly equal, the prevalence of symptoms concerning digestive disease in females was higher than that in males. Further analysis will be needed to clarify colorectal cancer screening participant characteristics.

Publication Types:

• Meeting Abstracts

Keywords:

• Aged
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Female
• Humans
• Japan
• Male
• Neoplasms
• Pain
• Pain Measurement
• Prevalence
• Questionnaires
• Sex
• Sex Factors
• hsrmtgs

Other ID:

• GWHSR0002762

UI: 102274441

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