Invariance Testing of the SF-36 Health Survey in Women Breast Cancer Survivors: Do Personal and Cancer-related Variables Influence the Meaning of Quality of Life Items?

2011 ◽  
Vol 110 (2) ◽  
pp. 559-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amber D. Mosewich ◽  
Valerie Hadd ◽  
Peter R. E. Crocker ◽  
Bruno D. Zumbo
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Invariance Testing ◽  
Sf 36

Evaluation of an interactive portal for breast cancer survivors: Use, satisfaction, and preliminary effects.

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 200-200
Author(s):  
Wilma Kuijpers ◽  
Wim G Groen ◽  
Hester SA Oldenburg ◽  
Michel W.J.M. Wouters ◽  
Neil K Aaronson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Patient Reported

200 Background: MijnAVL is an interactive portal that includes patient education, an overview of appointments, access to the electronic medical record (EMR), patient-reported outcomes plus feedback and physical activity support. The aim of this feasibility study was to evaluate use, satisfaction and preliminary effects among breast cancer survivors. Methods: We included women currently or recently treated for breast cancer with curative intent. At baseline, they completed a questionnaire on sociodemographics, expectations of MijnAVL and three effect measures: patient activation (PAM), quality of life (SF-36), and physical activity (IPAQ). MijnAVL could be used noncommittally for 4 months. Log data were collected retrospectively and participants completed questions on satisfaction and effect measures. This process was conducted twice, to be able to improve MijnAVL iteratively. Results: We included 92 women (mean age 49.5 years, 59% on-treatment). Mean number of logins was 8.7 and mean duration 13.1 minutes. Overview of appointments (80% of participants) and access to the EMR (90%) were most frequently used and most appreciated. Website user satisfaction was rated 3.8 on a 1-5 scale on average and participants were primarily positive about the accessibility of information. We did not find an effect on the PAM. For the SF-36, we found significant improvements on the role functioning – emotional (65.3 to 78.5, p< .01), mental health (69.8 to 76.5, p< .01) and social functioning (71.2 to 80.5, p< .01) domains. Median vigorous physical activity significantly increased from 0 to 360 MET-minutes per week (p< .05); levels of walking and moderate physical activity did not change significantly over time. These effects were not related to the intensity of use of MijnAVL. Conclusions: This study showed that user experiences were positive and that exposure to MijnAVL resulted in improvements on three quality of life domains and vigorous physical activity. More tailored, interactive features might be needed to substantially change empowerment, quality of life and physical activity. Research with a controlled design and possibly a more sensitive measure for patient empowerment are needed to substantiate our findings.

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
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