Objective: This descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to investigate healthy lifestyle behaviors and quality of life in individuals who had undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) within the past six months and before. The study was conducted with a descriptive cross-sectional design to investigate healthy lifestyle behaviors and quality of life in survivors undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in six months and before.
Patients and Methods: The population of the study consisted of adults, who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in six months and before, in a university hospital. The sample consisted of 76 cases who were selected via convivence sampling. The data were collected using a Patient Information Form, the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale–II (HLBS-II), and the SF-36 Quality of Life Scale (SF-36).
Results: The mean scores of the HLBS-II and SF-36 Physical and Mental Components were 134.34 ± 19.81, 49.54 ± 23.27, and 52.95 ±2 1.31, respectively. A statistically significant difference was detected in the HLBS-II total score in terms of educational background and the status of receiving radiotherapy treatment (p<0.05). A score of the SF- 36 Physical Component showed a statistically significant difference in terms of working status, status of receiving radiotherapy treatment, developing complications, and re-hospitalization after discharge (p<0.05). A score of SF-36 Mental Component showed a statistically significant difference in terms of the working status and the status of getting regularly vaccinated after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (p<0.05). There were weak correlations between the total score of HLBS-II and a score of the SF-36 Physical Component (r=0.273 p<0.017).
Conclusions: Consequently, it was concluded that the patients had a moderate level of healthy lifestyle behaviors and poor quality of life in the six months and later after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
