Functional status and quality of life among breast cancer survivors with heart failure: results of the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 2463-2473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan M. Harrison ◽  
Matthew A. Davis ◽  
Debra L. Barton ◽  
Nancy K. Janz ◽  
Susan J. Pressler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors

Effects of chemotherapy on quality of life in breast cancer survivors.

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (28_suppl) ◽  
pp. 112-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaitlin K. Wandell ◽  
Maryam B. Lustberg ◽  
Raquel E. Reinbolt ◽  
Tonya Orchard ◽  
Rebecca Andridge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Treatment Time ◽  
Significant Change ◽  
Time Point

112 Background: Women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer often experience side effects that can impact quality of life and tolerance of planned therapy. This can lead to poor outcomes. By understanding these changes, we can intervene and improve the treatment for women. We hypothesized that chemotherapy would be associated with changes in functional status and nutrition related symptoms in breast cancer survivors. Methods: Patients were prospectively recruited prior to initiation of their neo-adjuvant or adjuvant therapy. Body mass index (BMI) was abstracted from records. The patient’s functional status was assessed using the Duke Activity Status Index (DASI), and the Patient Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) characterized nutrition-related symptoms of patients. Participants completed these questionnaires prior to initiating the first cycle chemotherapy (time point 1), during the second cycle (time point 2), and during the last cycle of chemotherapy, 12-20 weeks after initiation of treatment (time point 3). Changes in BMI, functional status, and symptomatology were analyzed using linear mixed effects models. Results: Twenty-five women enrolled; 19 women with a median age of 51 (range 33-66) completed the study. There was no significant change in BMI (p = 0.18) over the duration of chemotherapy. Analysis of DASI data indicated that there was a significant decline in peak oxygen uptake (p = 0.005), showing a decrease in functional capacity from before the first cycle to both the second and the last cycles. This suggests that functional capacity dropped significantly once chemotherapy began and stayed below baseline. There was also a significant change in PG-SGA (p = 0.005), indicating significant reported nutrition-related symptoms. PG-SGA scores were significantly higher during the second cycle compared to the other two time points, indicating that patient’s showed the highest degree of symptoms shortly after initiation of treatment and then improved. Conclusions: Chemotherapy is associated with symptomatology and a decrease in functional capabilities. Improved understanding of symptom burden during chemotherapy will allow more specific interventions to be designed that can help improve quality of life.

Quality of life over time in a German cohort of breast cancer survivors

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Thöne ◽  
N Obi ◽  
A Jung ◽  
M Schmidt ◽  
J Chang-Claude ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Over Time

Understanding the relationship between positive and negative social support and the quality of life among African American breast cancer survivors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaila M. Strayhorn ◽  
Nyahne Q. Bergeron ◽  
Desmona C. Strahan ◽  
Dana Villines ◽  
Veronica Fitzpatrick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
African American ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
The Relationship

Distress, proinflammatory cytokines and self-esteem as predictors of quality of life in breast cancer survivors

2021 ◽  
Vol 230 ◽  
pp. 113297
Author(s):  
Joana Perez-Tejada ◽  
Ibane Aizpurua-Perez ◽  
Ainitze Labaka ◽  
Oscar Vegas ◽  
Gurutze Ugartemendia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Proinflammatory Cytokines ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Self Esteem

scholarly journals Impact of a Bilingual Education Intervention on the Quality of Life of Latina Breast Cancer Survivors

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. E50-E60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria Juarez ◽  
Arti Hurria ◽  
Gwen Uman ◽  
Betty Ferrell
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Bilingual Education ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Education Intervention
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document