Analysis of Quality of Life and Influencing Factors in Patients with Spinal Tumors

Abstract

Objective : To explore the quality of life (QOL) of patients with spinal tumors and its influencing factors, so as to provide references for formulating targeted nursing interventions to improve their QOL. Methods : Eighty patients with spinal tumors admitted to our hospital from September 2022 to August 2023 were selected as the research subjects. All patients received surgical nursing care. Basic data of all patients were collected to identify the influencing factors of QOL in patients with spinal tumors, and logistic regression multivariate analysis was used for analysis. Results : The analysis showed that patients’ age, gender, number of involved vertebral bodies, concomitant underlying diseases, and primary tumors had no significant impact on the QOL of patients with spinal tumors (P > 0.05). However, factors such as pain severity, walking ability, self-care ability, physical function, social function, emotional role, and mental health were univariate influencing factors for QOL in these patients (P < 0.05). Logistic regression multivariate analysis showed that pain severity, walking ability, self-care ability, physical function, social function, emotional role, and mental health were independent risk factors for QOL in patients with spinal tumors. Conclusion : Clinical nursing should focus on early identification of factors such as pain severity, walking ability, self-care ability, physical function, social function, emotional role, and mental health. During the nursing care of spinal tumors, the impact of these factors should be emphasized, and targeted nursing interventions should be carried out to improve patients’ QOL.