Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the factors affecting the postoperative mental health of esophagectomised patients. 80 patients (66.3 years old, 59 male and 21 female), survived without recurrence for 12 months or more after curative esophagectomy for cancer, were subjected. Investigation period was from January to May, 2004. The information was obtained by personal interview with GHQ and questionnaire about condition of oral uptake and symptoms. Statistic analysis was performed with logistic analysis using SAS Ver8.2 for Windows. As the results, the mean GHQ score was 5.1. The GHQ score was significantly different between the patients who were complaining condition of the body, loss of physical strength, loss of physical activity, sleeping disturbance, using sleeping pills, appetite loss, or taking long time for each meal than the others, and dysphagia, vomit, feeling choked up with diet, cold symptom, fatigable. These factors were found to relate the mental health.
