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000411417 |
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Συχνότητα εμφάνισης (επιπολασμός) τύπων καρκίνου και ποιότητα ζωής ατόμων ηλικίας 50+ετών σε 13 χώρες της Ευρώπης-μελέτη SHARE 2006-7 |
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Prevalence of different cancer types and quality of life for people aged 50+ in 13 European countries SHARE 2006-07 |
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Author
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Χριστοδουλάκης, Αντώνιος
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Thesis advisor
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Φιλαλήθης, Αναστάσιος
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Reviewer
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Λιναρδάκης, Μανόλης
Κωνσταντινίδης, Θεοχάρης
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| Abstract |
Introduction: Searching for the incidence patterns in different types of cancer as well
as assessing the quality of life of cancer patients is a crucial element in designing
prevention programs specifically for each European member- country and in creating
a personalized care plan for the individual patient.
Objective: Assessing the presence of various types of cancer in people aged 50+,
using the data collected from 13 European countries. Additionally the comparison and
the differentiation of the incidence of relevant diseases were investigated among the
participating populations as well as the assessment of their connection with the levels
of quality of life.
Material and methods: The sample of the analysis was comprised of 32109
individuals aged 50+ years, from the general population of 13 European countries
participating in the 2nd wave (2006.7) of the study survey of health aging and
retirement in Europe, SHARE. It consists of representative layered, composite adult
samples selected proportionally in each country by weighted probability sampling.
The quality of life was assessed through the casp-12 weighted scale. For all of the
relevant parameters, multivariate analysis of comparisons was performed using a
composite sample process.
Results: 45.4% of the total study sample was male and the mean age of all was 65.5±
10 years. 5.65% (95% ED: 4.25- 6.44) was found with some type of neoplasia. The five most prominent types were breast (3.26%), prostate (1.4%), colon or rectum
(0.7%), uterus cervix (0.65%) and of the skin (0.39%). Greece had the lowest
incidence of neoplasia (2.1%) compared to the other 12 European countries of the
study, with Denmark having the highest (8.3%). Significant differentiation of cancer
prevalence was found between the geographical areas in the European countries with
the northern countries showing a significantly higher frequency than the southern ones
(8.3% 95% CI: 6.0 – 11.3 versus 4.4% 95% CI: 3.4- 5.6).
The average score of the casp-12 scale of quality of life was 26.8 in the total sample
with only 1.15% having high quality of life. Respectively only 1.2% of those who
were free of neoplasia and 1.0% of those with neoplasia were assessed with high or
very high quality of life (p = 0.853). People with neoplasms do not appear to have a
significant difference in quality of life compared to those who were free of cancer.
Conclusion: Neoplasms are a major public health problem, mainly in the northern
European countries. However, there are no significant differences in the quality of life
between people who are ill and those who are not suffering from some type of
neoplasm. Therefore, this study provided indications useful both for planning health
policies and for designing health promotion programs.
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Greek |
| Issue date |
2017-07-26 |
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School/Department--School of Medicine--Department of Medicine--Post-graduate theses
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Type of Work--Post-graduate theses
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| Permanent Link |
https://elocus.lib.uoc.gr//dlib/d/4/0/metadata-dlib-1504692851-480374-13796.tkl
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