PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the levels of physical symptoms, @entity148 , @entity308 , and quality of life (QOL) during chemotherapy for @entity14 @entity1 in South Korea and to identify factors influencing their QOL. METHODS: Data were collected from 144 @entity14 @entity1 receiving chemotherapy during 2012 at one general hospital located in Seoul. Physical symptoms were measured by the M. D. Anderson Symptom Inventory-Gastrointestinal Cancer Module, and @entity148 and @entity308 were measured by the @entity308 Scale. QOL was measured by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Colorectal. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheff   post hoc test, Pearson correlation and stepwise multiple regression. RESULTS: Mean age of the @entity1 was 56.6 and most of them were not employed. In terms of @entity5 stage, 38.2% were in stage 3, followed by stage 4 (34.7%). The most frequent symptom was lack of appetite, followed by @entity25 and @entity1295 . The mean score for @entity148 was 5.40 with a prevalence of 23% and that of @entity308 8.85 with a prevalence of 64.6%. The mean score for quality of life was 81.93 out of 136 and 75.3% of the variance in QOL was explained by @entity308 , symptoms, @entity148 , treatment place, and occupational status. @entity308 was the strongest predictive factor. CONCLUSION: Oncology professionals need to pay special attention to relieving @entity308 as well as physical symptoms to improve QOL during chemotherapy for @entity14 @entity1 .

[Factors Influencing Quality of Life during Chemotherapy for @entity14 XXXX in South Korea].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'patients'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['Depression', 'Hospital Anxiety Depression', 'depression'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer'] @entity1295 :: ('MESH:D005221', 'Disease') :: ['fatigue'] @entity148 :: ('MESH:D001008', 'Disease') :: ['anxiety'] @entity14 :: ('MESH:D015179', 'Disease') :: ['colorectal cancer'] @entity25 :: ('MESH:D012893', 'Disease') :: ['sleep disturbance']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['Patients']
