Abstract
Introduction: Last decades scientific research of health related quality of life (QoL) is developing fast worldwide. There are studies aimed at comparative analysis of quality of life in patients with bone tumor underwent limb sparing surgery and amputation. While issue of quality of life in adults with bone tumors focused on psychological factors of quality of life is not discussed. The aim of the research is to study personality characteristics impact on health-related quality of life in 120 patients with bone tumors. The diagnoses are osteosarcoma (41 persons), giant cell tumor (31 persons), chondrosarcoma (30 persons) and bone metastases (18 persons). Methods: The methods were: «SF- 36 Health Status Survey», Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 of European Organization for Research and Treatment Cancer with module Bone Metastases 22, personal questionnaire «Big V», «The Ways of Coping Questionnaire» (WOSQ), «Purpose-in-Life Test» (PIL). Results: Such characteristics in structure of personality as high degree of self-consciousness, personal resources, cooperation and disposition to positive revaluation in difficult situation correspond to higher quality of life. Otherwise low personal resources and slight problem solving behavior, low degree of self-consciousness and high social dependence correspond to decrease of quality of life in patients with bone tumors. Conclusion: The study revealed personality significant influence on quality of life related to bone tumors. Such characteristics in structure of personality as high degree of self-consciousness, personal resources, cooperation and disposition to positive revaluation in difficult situation correspond to higher quality of life.

Key words: quality of life, personality characteristics, bone tumor, original article