Sung Reul Kim1, Ju-Hee Nho2, Hye Young Kim2, Eun Ko3, Shin Jung4, In-Young Kim4, Woo-Youl Jang4. 1. College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. 2. College of Nursing, Jeonbuk Research Institute of Nursing Science, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea. 3. Department of Nursing, College of Life Science and Natural Resources, Sunchon National University, Suncheon-si, Korea. 4. Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital and Medical School, Hwasun-gun, Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of type-D personality on quality of life (QoL) in patients with primary brain tumours. METHODS: We performed descriptive cross-sectional study between July 2018 and March 2019. A convenience sample of 293 patients was recruited from an outpatient neurosurgery clinic. RESULTS: Type-D personality was identified in 34.1% of subjects. Type-D patients had poorer QoL and experienced more severe symptoms and interference with life. Poor QoL was associated with lower education, no spouse and lower family income. Symptoms were the most significant factor affecting QoL, followed by type-D personality, income and education. CONCLUSION: Symptoms, type-D personality and demographic factors should be considered when assessing QoL in patients with primary brain tumours. Interventions that reflect these characteristics, including type-D personality, may help improve QoL for patients with primary brain tumours.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of type-D personality on quality of life (QoL) in patients with primary brain tumours. METHODS: We performed descriptive cross-sectional study between July 2018 and March 2019. A convenience sample of 293 patients was recruited from an outpatient neurosurgery clinic. RESULTS: Type-D personality was identified in 34.1% of subjects. Type-D patients had poorer QoL and experienced more severe symptoms and interference with life. Poor QoL was associated with lower education, no spouse and lower family income. Symptoms were the most significant factor affecting QoL, followed by type-D personality, income and education. CONCLUSION: Symptoms, type-D personality and demographic factors should be considered when assessing QoL in patients with primary brain tumours. Interventions that reflect these characteristics, including type-D personality, may help improve QoL for patients with primary brain tumours.