scholarly journals Evaluation of Social Support, Quality of Life, and Body Image in Women with Breast Cancer

Breast Care ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Spatuzzi ◽  
Anna Vespa ◽  
Primo Lorenzi ◽  
Guido Miccinesi ◽  
Marcello Ricciuti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
The Body ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
European Organization

Background: This study was aimed at comparing the quality of life, body image, and perceived social support in women with breast cancer surgery. Patients and Methods: Patients receiving breast-conserving surgery (BCS) (n = 72), mastectomy alone (n = 44), and mastectomy with breast reconstruction (n = 41) were evaluated using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30), the EORTC Breast Cancer Module (QLQ-BR23), the Body Image Scale (BIS) and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). Results: The results indicated that the BCS group had a better body image compared with the other 2 groups and better role functioning compared with the mastectomy-alone group. In the reconstruction group, body image correlated with perceived social support, especially from family and significant others. Conclusion: These results suggest that a positive perception of a supportive social network can help women with breast reconstruction to better cope with the psychological effects of surgery on their body image.

Anxiety, depression, perceived social support and quality of life in Malaysian breast cancer patients: A 1-year prospective study

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S419-S419
Author(s):  
C.G. Ng ◽  
S. Mohamed ◽  
M.H. See ◽  
F. Harun ◽  
A.H. Sulaiman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Global Status

BackgroundDepression and anxiety were common psychiatric morbidity among breast cancer patient. This study aims to study the level of depression, anxiety, QoL and PSS among Malaysian breast cancer women over a period of 12 months and their associations at baseline, 6 and 12 months.MethodsIt is a 12-months prospective cohort study. Two hundred and twenty one female patients were included into the study. They were assessed at the time of diagnosis, 6 months and 12 month using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (QLQ–C30), Version 3.0 and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). Relevant socio-clinical characteristic information was collected.ResultsThe HADS anxiety and depression subscales scores of the subjects were relatively low. The level of anxiety reduced significantly at 6 and 12 months (baseline – 6 months, P = 0.002; baseline – 12 months, P < 0.001). There were no changes in the level of depression over the study period. The global status of QoL and MSPSS scores were relatively high. There was positively correlation between the global status of QoL and MSPSS for the study subjects (Spearman's rho = 0.31–0.36). Global status of QoL and MSPSS scores were negatively correlated with anxiety and depression.ConclusionMalaysian breast cancer women had relatively better QoL with lower level of anxiety and depression. Perceived social support was important associated factor for better QoL with low level of psychological distress. It reflected the importance of enhancing and maintaining the social support system for breast cancer patients.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Body image and quality of life in women with breast cancer: Appreciating the body and its functionality

Body Image ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 92-102
Author(s):  
Kerry Ettridge ◽  
Katrine Scharling-Gamba ◽  
Caroline Miller ◽  
David Roder ◽  
Ivanka Prichard
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Body Image ◽  
The Body

scholarly journals Qualidade de Vida Relacionada à Saúde de Pacientes com Câncer de Mama: Revisão Integrativa da Literatura

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Monique Binotto ◽  
Gilberto Schwartsmann
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cáncer De Mama ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
European Organization ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Cancer Breast ◽  
Eortc Qlq C30 ◽  
Eortc Qlq

Introdução: O câncer de mama pode alterar a qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde das pacientes. Objetivo: Compreender o impacto da quimioterapia para câncer de mama na qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde de pacientes. Método: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura, compreendendo artigos publicados entre 2007 e 2019, disponíveis nas bases de dados PubMed, LILACS e SciELO. Analisaram-se 25 artigos na íntegra. Resultados: Os questionários mais frequentemente utilizados nos estudos foram o European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) e o módulo complementar European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Breast Cancer-specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-BR23). Em relação às alterações da qualidade de vida, a saúde global diminui durante a quimioterapia, mas pode melhorar após o término do tratamento. O aumento dos sintomas é relatado em diversos estudos e prejudicou a qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde das pacientes. Entretanto, os sintomas diminuem após o término da quimioterapia, exceto para algumas escalas. As escalas de imagem corporal, função sexual e funcionamento físico pioram ao longo do tratamento. A qualidade de vida mental/psicológica tem oscilações durante o tratamento, assim como a escala sobre as relações sociais. Conclusão: A qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde de mulheres com câncer de mama é afetada negativamente pelo tratamento quimioterápico, expressando maior impacto nas escalas de sintomas.

QUALIDADE DE VIDA RELACIONADA À SAÚDE DE MULHERES IDOSAS EM TRATAMENTO DE CÂNCER DE MAMA

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
LIA RAQUEL DE CARVALHO VIANA ◽  
GERLANIA RODRIGUES SALVIANO FERREIRA ◽  
STHEPHANIE DE ABREU FREITAS ◽  
KATIA NEYLA DE FREITAS MACEDO COSTA
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Cáncer De Mama ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
European Organization ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
The Social

OBJETIVO: AVALIAR A QUALIDADE DE VIDA RELACIONADA À SAÚDE DE MULHERES IDOSAS EM TRATAMENTO DE CÂNCER DE MAMA. MÉTODO: ESTUDO TRANSVERSAL, DESCRITIVO, COM ABORDAGEM QUANTITATIVA, REALIZADO COM 57 MULHERES IDOSAS EM TRATAMENTO DE CÂNCER DE MAMA. A COLETA DE DADOS OCORREU DURANTE OS MESES DE JUNHO A NOVEMBRO DE 2019, POR MEIO DE UM INSTRUMENTO SEMIESTRUTURADO PARA OBTENÇÃO DE DADOS SOCIODEMOGRÁFICOS E CLÍNICOS E OS QUESTIONÁRIOS EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE “CORE” 30 E QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE – BREAST CANCER 23. OS DADOS FORAM ANALISADOS DE FORMA DESCRITIVA COM O AUXÍLIO DO STATISTICAL PACKAGE FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCE FOR WINDOWS, VERSÃO 22.0. O PROJETO FOI APROVADO PELO COMITÊ DE ÉTICA EM PESQUISA SOB PARECER Nº 3.293.768. RESULTADOS: NA QUALIDADE DE VIDA GERAL, OBSERVOU-SE QUE AS IDOSAS APRESENTARAM BOA MÉDIA NA ESCALA DE SAÚDE GLOBAL E RAZOÁVEL NA ESCALA FUNCIONAL, DESTACANDO-SE A FUNÇÃO SOCIAL. JÁ A ESCALA DE SINTOMAS APRESENTOU MÉDIA BAIXA, DESTACANDO-SE A DIFICULDADE FINANCEIRA, INSÔNIA, FADIGA E DOR. NO QUESTIONÁRIO ESPECÍFICO, A ESCALA FUNCIONAL APRESENTOU MAIOR MÉDIA, COM DESTAQUE POSITIVO PARA A IMAGEM CORPORAL. NA ESCALA DE SINTOMAS, OS EFEITOS COLATERAIS E OS SINTOMAS DA MAMA FORAM OS QUE MAIS CONTRIBUÍRAM PARA A DETERIORAÇÃO DA QUALIDADE DE VIDA. CONCLUSÃO: A QUALIDADE DE VIDA GLOBAL APRESENTOU-SE BOA, NO ENTANTO, A MESMA SOFRE IMPACTOS DEVIDO AOS EFEITOS COLATERAIS AO TRATAMENTO.

Quality of Life in a Randomized Trial of Group Psychosocial Support in Metastatic Breast Cancer: Overall Effects of the Intervention and an Exploration of Missing Data

2003 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 1944-1951 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Bordeleau ◽  
John Paul Szalai ◽  
Marguerite Ennis ◽  
Molyn Leszcz ◽  
Michael Speca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Metastatic Breast Cancer ◽  
Missing Data ◽  
Metastatic Breast ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
European Organization ◽  
Eortc Qlq C30 ◽  
Eortc Qlq

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of a standardized group psychosocial intervention on health-related quality of life (HrQOL) in women with metastatic breast cancer and to explore the effect of missing data in HrQOL analyses. Patients and Methods: Between 1993 and 1998, seven Canadian centers randomly assigned 235 eligible women to participate in a weekly, 90-minute, therapist-led support group that adhered to principles of supportive-expressive (SE) therapy or to a control arm (no SE). All women received educational material and any type of medical or psychosocial care deemed necessary. HrQOL data were prospectively collected using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire C30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) at baseline, 4, 8, and 12 months. The primary HrQOL analyses compared scores in the two study arms. Analyses were limited to women with appropriate baseline HrQOL information (n = 215). Results: Baseline EORTC QLQ-C30 scores were not different between the two study arms (all P > .05). Primary analysis of all subscales failed to show a significant influence of the intervention on HrQOL (all P > .05). There was a significant deterioration over time in several functional scales of the EORTC QLQ-C30: global (P = .03), physical (P = .0002), role (P = .01), and cognitive functioning (P = .04); and in symptom scales: dyspnea (P = .007), appetite loss (P = .04), and fatigue (P = .003); these changes were independent of randomization allocation. Results were similar in additional analyses of overall HrQOL using a variety of approaches to handling missing data. Conclusion: Supportive-expressive group therapy in patients with metastatic breast cancer does not appear to influence HrQOL, as measured by the EORTC QLQ-C30.

Effects on Quality of Life of Combined Trastuzumab and Chemotherapy in Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer

2002 ◽  
Vol 20 (14) ◽  
pp. 3106-3113 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Osoba ◽  
Dennis J. Slamon ◽  
Michael Burchmore ◽  
Maureen Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Metastatic Breast Cancer ◽  
Combined Therapy ◽  
Metastatic Breast ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
European Organization ◽  
Global Quality Of Life

PURPOSE: The study was designed to compare the effects of treatment with a combination of trastuzumab (Herceptin; Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, CA) and chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone on health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with HER-2/neu overexpressing, metastatic breast cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A sample of 400 patients, not previously treated for metastatic disease and randomized to receive either trastuzumab plus chemotherapy (208 patients) or chemotherapy alone (192 patients), completed the European Organization for Research and Treatment Care Quality of Life Questionnaire at baseline and on at least one subsequent occasion at 8, 20, 32, 44, and 56 weeks. HRQL improvement or worsening was defined as a ≥ 10-point change (range, 0 to 100 points) in the scores of six preselected domains (global quality of life [QOL], physical, role, social, and emotional functioning, and fatigue). Stable HRQL was defined as a change of less than 10. A Bonferroni correction was applied for multiple testing. RESULTS: After completion of chemotherapy, patients treated with trastuzumab and chemotherapy reported significant improvement in fatigue (P < .05) as compared with their baseline scores. Higher proportions of patients receiving the combined therapy achieved improvement in global QOL (P < .05) than did patients treated with chemotherapy alone. Higher proportions of the combined therapy group also achieved improvement in physical and role functioning and in fatigue as compared with the chemotherapy group, but the differences were not statistically significant. There were no differences in the proportions of patients in the two groups that reported worsening. CONCLUSION: Statistically significantly higher proportions of patients treated with a combination of trastuzumab and chemotherapy reported improved global QOL than did patients treated by chemotherapy alone.

scholarly journals Effects of a Multidisciplinary Educational Rehabilitative Intervention in Breast Cancer Survivors: The Role of Body Image on Quality of Life Outcomes

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Morone ◽  
Marco Iosa ◽  
Augusto Fusco ◽  
Antonella Scappaticci ◽  
Maria Rosaria Alcuri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
The Body ◽  
Life Outcomes ◽  
Rehabilitative Intervention ◽  
Psychological Features

In breast cancer survivors, own body image may change due to physical and psychological reasons, worsening women’s living. The aim of the study was to investigate whether body image may affect the functional and quality of life outcomes after a multidisciplinary and educational rehabilitative intervention in sixty women with primary nonmetastatic breast cancer who have undergone conservative surgery. To assess the quality of life was administered The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Study Group on Quality of Life core questionnaire, while to investigate the psychological features and self-image were administered the following scales: the Body Image Scale, the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. To assess the recovery of the function of the shoulder were administered: the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand Questionnaire and the Constant-Murley Score. Data were collected at the baseline, at the end of the intervention, and at 3-month follow-up. We found a general improvement in the outcomes related to quality of life, and physical and psychological features after treatment (P< 0.001). During follow-up period, a higher further improvement in women without alterations in body image in respect of those with an altered self-perception of their own body was found (P= 0.01). In conclusion, the body image may influence the efficacy of a rehabilitative intervention, especially in the short term of follow-up.

scholarly journals Associated Factors for Health Quality of Life in Moroccan Women With Breast Cancers

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. 227s-227s
Author(s):  
A.C. Filankembo Kava ◽  
P. Conde ◽  
K. El Rhazi ◽  
M. Bennani ◽  
A. Benider ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Future Perspective ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Symptom Scale ◽  
European Organization ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Moroccan Women ◽  
Eortc Qlq

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. Breast cancer is ranked the first female cancer (33.4%) in Morocco; and more than 60% cases are diagnosed at stage III or IV. During the last decade, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has become an important part of breast cancer treatment. Aim: The objective of this study is to describe self- reported HRQOL in patients with breast cancer and to investigate its associations with socio-demographic and clinical variables. Methods: A prospective study was carried out in the main oncology centers in Morocco. Quality of life was measured using the Moroccan Arabic version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire C 30 (EORTC QLQ C30) and Breast Cancer-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-BR23). Statistical data analyses were performed using descriptive statistics and multivariate analyses. Results: A total of 1463 subjects were included in the study. The subjects' mean age was 55.6 (SD. 11.2) years, 70% were married. The majority of the subjects had stage II (45.9%) and the few cases had stage IV (12.9%). Participants had a mean score for global health of 68.5. Among functional scales, social functioning scored the highest (mean 86.2, SD = 22.7). The most distressing symptom on the symptom scales was financial difficulties (mean 63.2, SD = 38.2). Using the disease-specific tool, it was found that future perspective scored the lowest (mean 40.5, SD = 37.3). On the symptom scale, arm symptoms scored the highest (mean 23.6, SD = 21.6). Significant mean differences were noted for many functional and symptom scales. Conclusion: Our results emphasize that the general HRQOL of the studied women is fairer than that of the corresponding population in other countries. This study provided baseline information on the quality of life of a large sample of Moroccan women diagnosed with breast cancer.

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