Breast Cancer Literacy Assessment Tool--Revised

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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Development and Validation of a Food Literacy Assessment Tool for Community-Dwelling Elderly People

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18094979 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (9) ◽

pp. 4979

Author(s):

Hyeona So ◽

Dahyun Park ◽

Mi-Kyung Choi ◽

Young-Sun Kim ◽

Min-Jeong Shin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Elderly People ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Face Validity ◽

Literacy Assessment ◽

Food Literacy ◽

Sphericity Test ◽

Development And Validation ◽

Korean Elderly

Food literacy refers to the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for individuals to choose foods that promote health. As the rate of diet-related diseases increases, food literacy is becoming more important. However, there are no tools available to evaluate food literacy among the Korean elderly. We derived 547 questions from a literature review and, after three rounds of Delphi surveys, selected 33 preliminary questions. We calculated the content validity ratio of the questions and applied a face validity procedure. We then selected 32 questions, assessed their validity, and distributed them as a questionnaire to 205 elderly people. We then conducted exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to determine the validity of the questionnaire and used an internal consistency index (Cronbach’s α coefficient) to determine reliability. Based on the factor analysis, 13 questions were selected, distributed among three factors, and evaluated using the Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin (KMO) and Bartlett sphericity tests. The factor analysis showed that KMO was 0.872, which is a highly acceptable score, and the Bartlett sphericity test was χ2 = 1,374.69 at p = 0.00. The food literacy questionnaire developed in this study will likely be helpful for improving the healthcare of elderly people.

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Assessment of breast cancer literacy among female students in a Pakistani university

Współczesna Onkologia ◽

10.5114/wo.2011.26441 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. 387-390

Author(s):

Ghulam Murtaza ◽

Sadaf Imtiaz Abbasi ◽

Hina Irum ◽

Mehreen Khan Jadoon ◽

Izhar Hussain

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Female Students ◽

Cancer Literacy

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Determination of the Influence of Peripheral Neuropathy Symptoms on Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Paclitaxel: Prospective Cross Sectional Study With Four Follow-ups

10.21203/rs.3.rs-984164/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

BERNA KURT ◽

ZEYNEP SİPAHİ KARSLI ◽

BERNA ÖMÜR ÇAKMAK ÖKSÜZOĞLU ◽

EMİNE ÖZTÜRK ◽

NESLİHAN DEMİRÖRS ◽

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Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Quality Of Life ◽

Peripheral Neuropathy ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Life Questionnaire ◽

Breast Cancer Patients ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Quality Of Life Questionnaire

Abstract Background The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of peripheral neuropathy on the quality of life of breast cancer patients throughout with monthly follow-up during 4 months of paclitaxel treatment.Material and methods The research was conducted with a prospective cross sectional with four follow-ups descriptive design. The study population consisted of female patients with breast cancer at Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital between August 2018 and January 2019. Data were collected the ‘’Patient Information Form’’,‘’EORTC C30 Cancer Quality Of Life Questionnaire’’ and ‘’Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Assessment Tool’’. The study was undertaken in accordance with the STROBE checklist for cross-sectional studies. Results Of 79 patients included in the Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Assessment Tool except for the general activity subdimension were statistically significant in the ratings of 2nd, compared to 1st; 3rd compared to 1st and 2nd; 4th compared to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd follow-up periods. The overall mean of EORTC C30 Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire, functional subdimension, symptom severity, and general well-being in the evaluations of 2nd, compared with 1st; 3rd compared with 1st and 2nd; 4th compared with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd follow-up periods it was found that the mean values of symptom that decreased gradually were statistically significant.Conclusion The neuropathy scale was found to be higher in 2nd, 3rd, 4th follow-up periods than in 1st follow-up. Also, EORTC C30 Cancer QLQ subdimensions were high initially but gradually decreased after the fourth cycle. Thus, it was found that the increase in neuropathy symptoms negatively affects the quality of life.

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