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The aim of this study was to evaluate the health-related quality of life, the Coping Strategies, and the negative emotions in 28 patients of both genders with diagnosis of different types of cancer in chemotherapy treatment, of Medicancer's Institute from Medellin, Colombia. The questionnaires used were: EORTC QLQ-C30 that measures Life Quality, the CAE that evaluates Coping Strategies and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) scale. Results showed a good quality of life both in the Functional extents and in that of disease symptoms. In relation to Coping Strategies, it was demonstrated that the avoidance coping and the Positive Reappraisal were most used, while the overt emotional expression that was the least used. Finally, clinical significant levels of anxiety-depression were not observed in the patients with cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the results of a study developed in Colombia on the evaluation of the quality of life and its relationship with the anxiety-depression and the social support in patients with diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). 60 people with diagnosis of COPD of different LISH (Lending Institutions of Services of Health) from the city of Medellín, Colombia were evaluated. The quality of life was evaluated through the Questionnaire SF36, the anxiety-depression was evaluated by Questionnaire HAD, and Questionnaire as was used to measure social support. Significant levels of anxiety-depression were not demonstrated clinically, the quality of life of the Physical Functions was affected specially the Physical Roll (work, study) in questionnaire sf36 and in relation to the social support very high levels were observed. In general all the study had high reliability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]