QoL of Colorectal Cancer Patients and Spouses

The aim of the present prospective, comparative study was to compare the quality of life (QoL) of patients after colorectal surgery to the QoL of their spouses. The study included patients who underwent curative surgery for colorectal carcinoma (n = 100; abdominoperineal excision [n = 33], low anterior resection [n = 33], left hemicolectomy [n = 34]) and their spouses (n = 100). The patients and spouses completed the Medical Outcome Study 36-item Short Form Survey (SF-36) and the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODAS-II) preoperatively and at postoperative months 15 to 18. The QoL of patients and that of their spouses changed following surgery for colorectal cancer.
These changes were more significant among male patients’ spouses.

本项前瞻性对照研究旨在比较结直肠癌根治性手术后患者与其配偶的生活质量（Quality of Life, QoL）水平。本研究纳入100例接受结直肠癌根治性手术的患者（其中腹会阴联合切除术33例、低位前切除术33例、左半结肠切除术34例）及其100名配偶。所有患者与配偶均在术前及术后15至18个月完成了医学结局研究36项简明健康调查问卷（Medical Outcome Study 36-item Short Form Survey, SF-36）与世界卫生组织残疾评定量表Ⅱ（World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II, WHODAS-II）的填写。结直肠癌术后患者及其配偶的生活质量均发生了改变，且此类变化在男性患者的配偶中更为显著。