Jae-Hyun Kim1, Eun-Cheol Park. 1. Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea E-mail : ecpark@yuhs.ac.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: To examine whether offspring improve or reduce quality of life (QOL) among cancer patients and survivors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We used data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA) from 2008 to 2011. There were 490 research subjects in our study: 245 cancer patients and survivors and 245 controls matched using propensity scores. RESULTS: For cancer patients and survivors with no offspring, the QOL estimate was -2.831 lower (SE: 5.508, p-value: 0.623) than that of those with two offspring, while for those with five or more offspring, the QOL estimate was 7.336 higher (SE: 2.840, p-value: 0.036). For non-cancer patients and survivors with one child, the QOL estimate was -11.258 lower (SE: 2.430, p-value: 0.002) than that of those with two offspring, while for those with five or more offspring, the QOL estimate was -4.881 lower (SE: 2.484, p-value: 0.090). CONCLUSIONS: This article provides evidence for a beneficial effect of offspring upon QOL in cancer patients and survivors, indicating that offspring are important for them.
BACKGROUND: To examine whether offspring improve or reduce quality of life (QOL) among cancerpatients and survivors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We used data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA) from 2008 to 2011. There were 490 research subjects in our study: 245 cancerpatients and survivors and 245 controls matched using propensity scores. RESULTS: For cancerpatients and survivors with no offspring, the QOL estimate was -2.831 lower (SE: 5.508, p-value: 0.623) than that of those with two offspring, while for those with five or more offspring, the QOL estimate was 7.336 higher (SE: 2.840, p-value: 0.036). For non-cancerpatients and survivors with one child, the QOL estimate was -11.258 lower (SE: 2.430, p-value: 0.002) than that of those with two offspring, while for those with five or more offspring, the QOL estimate was -4.881 lower (SE: 2.484, p-value: 0.090). CONCLUSIONS: This article provides evidence for a beneficial effect of offspring upon QOL in cancerpatients and survivors, indicating that offspring are important for them.
Authors: Juyeong Kim; Young Choi; Sohee Park; Kyoung Hee Cho; Yeong Jun Ju; Eun-Cheol Park Journal: Qual Life Res Date: 2016-11-05 Impact factor: 4.147