Relationship of sense of coherence to stressful events, coping strategies, health status, and quality of life in women with breast cancer

Abstract Background Bone metastasis (BM) is the most common site of disease in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients. BM impacts health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We tested prospectively the psychometric properties of the Bone Metastasis Quality of Life (BOMET-QoL-10) measure on MBC patients with BM. Methods Patients completed the BOMET-QoL-10 questionnaire, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain, and a self-perceived health status item at baseline and at follow-up visits. We performed psychometric tests and calculated the effect size of specific BM treatment on patients´ HRQoL. Results Almost 70% of the 172 patients reported symptoms, 23.3% experienced irruptive pain, and over half were receiving chemotherapy. BOMET-QoL-10 proved to be a quick assessment tool performing well in readability and completion time (about 10 min) with 0–1.2% of missing/invalid data. Although BOMET-QoL-10 scores remained fairly stable during study visits, differences were observed for patient subgroups (e.g., with or without skeletal-related events or adverse effects). Scores were significantly correlated with physician-reported patient status, patient-reported pain, symptoms, and perceived health status. BOMET-QoL-10 scores also varied prospectively according to changes in pain intensity. Conclusions BOMET-QoL-10 performed well as a brief, easy-to-administer, useful, and sensitive HRQoL measure for potential use for clinical practice with MBC patients. Trial registration NCT03847220. Retrospectively registered on clinicaltrials.gov (February the 20th 2019).

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Exploring the influence of multiple variables on the relationship of age to quality of life in women WITH BREAST CANCER

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ◽

10.1016/0895-4356(92)90096-6 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 45 (5) ◽

pp. 473-485 ◽

Cited By ~ 70

Author(s):

Patricia A. Ganz ◽

J.Jack Lee ◽

Myung-Shin Sim ◽

Margaret L. Polinsky ◽

C.Anne Coscarelli Schag

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Quality Of Life ◽

Multiple Variables ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

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Structural Equation Modeling Relationship of the between Coping Strategies with Quality of Life by mediating Lifestyle in Cardiovascular Patients

ranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion ◽

10.29252/ijhehp.8.4.348 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 348-358

Author(s):

Farshid Kamalinedjad ◽

Amin Rafiepoor ◽

Mehrdad Sabet ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Structural Equation Modeling ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Cardiovascular Patients ◽

Relationship Of

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Coping strategies and quality of life in women with advanced breast cancer and their family caregivers

Psychology and Health ◽

10.1080/08870440310001652687 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 139-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 134

Author(s):

Trace Kershaw ◽

Laurel Northouse ◽

Charuwan Kritpracha ◽

Ann Schafenacker ◽

Darlene Mood

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Quality Of Life ◽

Advanced Breast Cancer ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Family Caregivers ◽

Advanced Breast

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Taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy and quality of life in breast cancer patients

Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice ◽

10.1177/1078155219898511 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (6) ◽

pp. 1421-1428

Author(s):

Ebrahim Salehifar ◽

Ghasem Janbabaei ◽

Abbas Alipour ◽

Nasim Tabrizi ◽

Razieh Avan

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Quality Of Life ◽

Health Status ◽

Peripheral Neuropathy ◽

Global Health ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Physical Functioning ◽

Role Functioning ◽

Breast Cancer Patients

Purpose Taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy (TIPN) is a common and bothersome toxicity. This study aimed to determine the incidence and severity of TIPN in patients with breast cancer and to investigate the relationship between TIPN and quality of life. Methods A total of 82 breast cancer patients with TIPN symptoms were included in this study. The criteria of National Cancer Institute-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE v4.03) and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30, version 3.0) were used to evaluate grading of sensory neuropathy and quality of life, respectively. Analysis of the data was done by IBM SPSS statistics version 23. Results A total of 346 patients received taxane-based chemotherapy and 82 patients (23.7%) experience TIPN. The mean (SD) global health status/quality of life, physical functioning, role functioning, and pain subscales were 60.63 (5.26), 80.64 (9.05), 81.77 (10.41), and 43.88 (11.27), respectively. There were significant negative correlations between global health status/quality of life, physical functioning, and role functioning subscales with the grade of neuropathy (r = −0.33, −0.80, and −0.61, respectively) and positive correlation between pain subscale and the grade of neuropathy (r = 0.70). Conclusion This study shows a clear association between TIPN and worsened quality of life. These findings emphasize on detecting and management of TIPN in an effort to improve the quality of life of breast cancer patients.

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