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ArticleBMC research notes2019

Quality of life of colorectal cancer survivors in a Ghanaian population.

Joseph Yorke, Emmanuel Acheampong, Emmanuella Nsenbah Batu, Christian Obirikorang, Francis Agyemang Yeboah, Evans Adu Asamoah

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6 authors.

Joseph YorkeDepartment of Surgery, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.
Emmanuel AcheampongDepartment of Molecular Medicine, School of Medical Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana. emmanuelachea1990@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5338-3258
Emmanuella Nsenbah BatuDepartment of Molecular Medicine, School of Medical Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
Christian ObirikorangDepartment of Molecular Medicine, School of Medical Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
Francis Agyemang YeboahDepartment of Molecular Medicine, School of Medical Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
Evans Adu AsamoahDepartment of Molecular Medicine, School of Medical Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWe collected data to evaluate the quality of life of patients who have survived between one and 8 years from the diagnosis of colorectal cancer. DATA DESCRIPTION: We collected quality of life (QoL) data from colorectal patients who were diagnosed between 2009 and 2015 at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) and have survived until January 2017. The dataset consists of patients' demographic data, clinicopathological characteristics, and QoL data. The validated QoL instruments for data curation was an adopted version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 and the EORTC QLQ-CR29. The QLQ-C30 was a 30-item general cancer instrument with 5 functional subscales, and 9 symptom subscales, whereas the QLQ-CR29 was a 29-item scale that consisted of 3 functional QOL subscales and 14 symptom subscales, that are associated with colorectal cancer and its treatment. The QoL instrument was coded such that higher scores indicated increased function and better QoL, and higher symptom scores represent worse symptoms.

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Cancer SurvivorsQuality of LifeColorectal NeoplasmsGhanaHumansNeoplasm StagingSurveys and QuestionnairesColorectal cancerEORTC QLQ-C30EORTC QLQ-CR29QoL

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PMCPMC6884899

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