Objective: Evaluate quality of life in ovarian cancer patients.
Methods: To collect information, a diagnostic survey was carried out
using the standardised survey questionnaires QLQ-C30 (quality of life
questionnaire) and QLQ-OV28. The 105 women who were enrolled in the study had
been diagnosed at the Diagnostic Imaging Centre and were undergoing treatment at
the Chemotherapy Department of the Provincial Polyclinical Hospital in Toruń.
Results: The study group consisted of women aged 35–72 years. The
average age of the women was 53.2 years. Most women had secondary
education—46.7%, the fewest group had vocational education—13.3%. On a
scale of 1–7, most of the women rated their health status from the previous week
at 4 points—31.4%, at 5 points—27.6%, and at 3 points—22.9%. Similar
results were found for quality of life: 4 points—32.4%, 5 points—25.7%, and
3 points—21.9%. The women aged 45 years and younger gave the highest rating to
all the sub-scales, apart from hormonal symptoms (80.45 s
