Quality of Life and Hope of Women in China Receiving Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer

2021 ◽  
pp. 105477382110467
Author(s):  
Yuan Li ◽  
Zijun Zhou ◽  
Na Ni ◽  
Jiaxin Li ◽  
Ze Luan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Cancer Chemotherapy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Breast Cancer Chemotherapy

We explore the association of hope and quality of life in breast cancer chemotherapy women. Their quality of life is related to treatment effects and disease outcomes. This cross-sectional study was conducted in City, China, in 2017. In a convenience sampling, 450 women who underwent breast cancer chemotherapy were selected from two hospitals. Descriptive statistics, single-factor analysis, Spearman correlation, linear regression, and structural equation modeling were used to analyze data. The mean quality of life score was 65.65. In linear regression analysis, we found patients’ quality of life was significantly related to age, marital status, education level, chemotherapy cycle, and hope. Structural equation results showed the “temporality and future” and “interconnectedness” subscales of the HHI explained 43% of the variance in quality of life. We found hope is an important aspect in quality of life, and further research is needed to determine if nurses can influence this aspect of care.

scholarly journals Cyberchondria severity and quality of life among Lebanese adults: the mediating role of fear of COVID-19, depression, anxiety, stress and obsessive–compulsive behavior—a structural equation model approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Rahme ◽  
Marwan Akel ◽  
Sahar Obeid ◽  
Souheil Hallit
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Compulsive Disorder

Abstract Background This study highlights the significant association between cyberchondria and quality of life among the Lebanese population in the time of COVID-19. The aim was to assess the association between cyberchondria and quality of life (QOL) of Lebanese community during the COVID-19 pandemic and assess the mediating effect of fear of COVID-19, depression, anxiety, stress and Yale-Brown Obsessive–Compulsive Scale in this association. Methods This cross-sectional study was carried out between December 2020 and January 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 449 persons participated in this study by filling the online questionnaire. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was performed to examine the structural relationship between cyberchondria severity, the mediator (anxiety, stress, depression, obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and fear of COVID-19) and physical/mental QOL. Results Having a university level of education and older age were significantly associated with higher physical QOL scores, whereas higher obsession-compulsion disorder, higher stress and higher anxiety were significantly associated with lower physical QOL scores. Higher anxiety was significantly associated with lower mental QOL scores. The results of the SEM showed that stress, fear of COVID-19 and to a lesser limit OCD, mediated the association between cyberchondria severity and physical QOL, whereas anxiety, stress and fear of COVID-19 mediated the association between cyberchondria severity and mental QOL. Conclusion This research reported interesting results encouraging more exploration of cyberchondria and its association with quality of life during this unique period of the pandemic. However, this virus has altered the lives of individuals all across the world, and the consequences will last for a long time. Along with all of the steps done to stop the development of COVID-19 and improve physical outcomes, mental health requires immediate care. More research is needed to determine the coping techniques people are employing to deal with the pandemic.

scholarly journals Nutritional status and quality of life in diabetic patients on hemodialysis: a cross-sectional study from Palestine

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eba’a Hafi ◽  
Ro’ya Soradi ◽  
Sarah Diab ◽  
Ahmad M. Samara ◽  
Marah Shakhshir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Background End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a leading cause of death and morbidity worldwide. Malnutrition is a common problem among hemodialysis (HD) patients that negatively impacts their prognosis and is linked to an increase in morbidity and mortality in these patients, as well as a decrease in their quality of life (QOL). In this study, we aimed to evaluate the QOL and to investigate factors that can influence it, including nutritional status, as well as socio-demographic factors, among Palestinian diabetic patients on HD therapy. Methods This was a cross-sectional study that occurred at a large hemodialysis center in Palestine. Malnutrition was assessed by the malnutrition-inflammation scale (MIS), and the quality of life was evaluated by using the EuroQoL five-dimensional instrument (EQ-5D). Multivariable linear regression analysis was carried out to look at the effect of multiple variables on QOL. Results A total of 118 diabetic patients on HD were included. Of these, 66.9% were male, and 60.2% were aged 60 years or higher. Having multiple comorbid diseases (p=0.004) and having been on HD for >4 years (p=0.003) were significantly associated with a higher MIS score, whereas living alone (p=0.037) and having been on HD for >4 years (p=0.002) was significantly associated with lower EQ-5D score. We also observed a significant association between the MIS score and the EQ-5D score(r=−0.616, p<0.001). Multiple linear regression analysis demonstrated that diabetic hemodialysis patients who lived within a family household were positively correlated with the QOL score (standardized coefficient, 0.178; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.042 to 0.372; p = 0.015), and MIS score was significantly and negatively correlated with QOL scores (standardized coefficient, −0.587; 95% CI, −0.047 to −0.028; p < 0.001). Conclusions We found that malnutrition was associated with a lower QOL score among diabetic patients on HD. We recommend general practitioners, dietitians, nephrologists, and nurses to make plans that pay more attention to this group of patients who show evidence of malnutrition. Patients on dialysis for ≥ 4 years, patients who live alone, and those suffering from multiple co-morbid diseases should receive special care due to their higher risk of being impacted by this problem.

Descriptive study on the lost productivity in breast cancer patients

2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 6542-6542
Author(s):  
L. Bordeleau ◽  
D. Warr ◽  
P. Goodwin ◽  
N. Lathia ◽  
O. Jugovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Work Productivity ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Activity Impairment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Breast Cancer Chemotherapy ◽  
Lost Productivity

6542 Background: There is a paucity of data assessing the potential impact of breast cancer diagnosis on the productivity of affected women. The objective was to identify and quantify lost productivity, health utilities and quality of life experienced in women diagnosed with breast cancer. Methods: A consecutive cross-sectional cohort of women with breast cancer (at any stage) attending outpatient clinics at Mount Sinai Hospital/Princess Margaret Hospital were eligible and consented to participate in the study. Women completed questionnaires assessing demographic and disease related information, work productivity and activity impairment utility (EQ5D VAS) and quality of life (FACT-B). Results: Data from 103 patients age 56.5 ± 11.9 years (mean +SD) were collection. Distribution of stage at diagnosis was as follows: 0 (31%), I (26%), II (10%), III (5%), IV (17%), unknown (11%). Time since diagnosis was 30.0 ± 39.1 months. Most women had recently been on active treatment for their breast cancer: chemotherapy (47%), hormone manipulation (23%), herceptin (6%), radiation (27%) and unknown (15%). 9% of women had metastatic disease, 35% had an income between $0 and $30,000. 58% of women were working full time for pay before their diagnosis, whereas only 19% were working full time for pay at the time of the assessment. At the time of the assessment, 18% were on disability leave. 8.7% of the women retired between the times of their diagnosis to the current assessment. Of those still working, a mean of 8.7 ± 11.6 days were missed from work in the previous 30 days due to problems related to breast cancer. The average number of days that employed patients actually worked (N=27) was 16.0 ± 9.0 days (range 4–30 days). 8% of patients required paid health care assistance during the past 4 weeks. 44% of patients had a spouse as an unpaid caregiver, followed by child/parent (20%) and friend (13%). Mean overall health rated by the respondents using the EQ5D VAS was 73.2 ± 16.3. The FACT-B mean was 68.0 ± 12.5 (range 27 to 98). Conclusion: Breast cancer negatively impacts work productivity and overall activity. The significant use of both paid and unpaid assistance would amount to significant societal costs which are currently not included in most cost-effectiveness analyses. No significant financial relationships to disclose.

scholarly journals The relationship between energy-adjusted dietary inflammatory index (E-DII) with quality of life and inflammatory markers among overweight and obese Iranian women: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasim Ghodoosi ◽  
Hana Arghavani ◽  
Atieh Mirzababaei ◽  
Mir Saeed Yekaninejad ◽  
Seyed Ali Keshavarz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Inflammatory Markers ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Dietary Inflammatory Index ◽  
Iranian Women ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Inflammatory Index

Abstract Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate associations between Energy-Adjusted Dietary Inflammatory Index (EDII) with quality of life and serum inflammatory markers.Results: The mean age of the study participants was 36.30±8.05 years. Analyses were performed using multivariable linear regression, adjusting for age, weight, physical activity, smoking status, economic status, and employment status. Linear regression analysis demonstrated that E-DII were significantly associated with certain the quality of life criteria, such as physical function, mental health, and vitality (β = 5.58, 95% CI 0.72, 10.43, p = 0.024, β = 16.88, 95% CI 10.75, 23, p < 0.0001 and β = 14.29, 95% CI 9.48, 20.36, p < 0.0001, respectively). No significant associations were observed between EDII and serum level hs-CRP. It was found that dietary inflammatory potential decreased some quality of life measurements and levels in overweight and obese Iranian women.

scholarly journals Palliative Care Professionals’ Inner Lives: Cross-Cultural Application of the Awareness Model of Self-Care

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Amparo Oliver ◽  
Laura Galiana ◽  
Gustavo de Simone ◽  
José M. Tomás ◽  
Fernanda Arena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Professional Quality

Compassionate professional qualities traditionally have not received the most attention in either critical or end of life care. Constant exposure to death, time pressure and workload, inadequate coping with personal emotions, grieving, and depression urge the development of an inner curricula of competences to promote professional quality of life and compassionate care. The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the universality of these problems and the need to equip ourselves with rigorously validated measurement and monitoring approaches that allow for unbiased comparisons. The main objective of this study was to offer evidence on the generalizability of the awareness model of self-care across three care systems under particular idiosyncrasy. Regarding the sample, 817 palliative care professionals from Spain, Argentina, and Brazil participated in this cross-sectional study using a multigroup structural equation modeling strategy. The measures showed good reliability in the three countries. When testing the multigroup model against the configural and constrained models, the assumptions were fulfilled, and only two relationships of the model revealed differences among contexts. The hypotheses posited by the awareness model of self-care were supported and a similar predictive power on the professional quality of life dimensions was found. Self-care, awareness, and coping with death were competences that remained outstanding no matter the country, resulting in optimism about the possibility of acting with more integrative approaches and campaigns by international policy-makers with the consensus of world healthcare organizations.

scholarly journals The prevalence and impact of oral complication in women during chemotherapy after surgery for breast cancer – A cross sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Marlene Jensen ◽  
Sasja Jul Haakonsen ◽  
Preben Ulrich Pedersen
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Cancer Surgery ◽  
Breast Cancer Surgery ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Oral Complications ◽  
Oral Complication ◽  
The Impact

Background and aim: Mucositis is a well-known side effect to chemotherapy treatment after breast cancer surgery. The number of women who experience oral complication that is not classified as mucositis is less investigated as well as the impact of oral complication on the women’s quality of life. \textit{Aim:} To describe how many women with breast cancer report oral complications during their adjuvant chemotherapy with Ebirubicin, Cyclophosphamide and Taxotere or Taxol, to describe which oral complications the women report and the impact the oral complication has on women’s daily life and quality of life.Methods: A cross-sectional design was used. The women were invited to fill out a self-composed questionnaire at proximal 12 weeks after initiation of the treatment. The questionnaire had two scales to summarize information about oral complication and their impact on daily living was used. The questionnaire has been face- and content validated. Internal consistency was between 0.76 to 0.83.Results: All 101 women had experienced oral complications to some extent. A linear regression analysis has reviled that redness, coaching and changes of taste explained 74% of reported reduction in quality of life. There was a positive correlation between the sum of symptoms (number of symptoms and duration) and reported quality of life score r = .480 (p = .000).Conclusions: Oral complications was experienced by all women who were treated with CT after breast cancer surgery. Redness, coaching and changes of taste were significant contributors to reducing quality of life and need to be prevented during chemotherapy.

scholarly journals Quality of life and prosocial or antisocial coping with resource deprivation: The study of people at risk of social exclusion

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Chwaszcz ◽  
Rafał Piotr Bartczuk ◽  
Iwona Niewiadomska ◽  
Patrycja Sławska-Jaroszewska
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Relationship

Background and Objectives. This paper presents a study based on Hobfoll’s conservation of resources theory on resources and coping as predictors of the quality of life of those at risk of social exclusion. They are deprived of access to the public pool of psychosocial resources, the acquisition and accumulation of which are closely linked to the perceived quality of life.Design. A cross-sectional self-reported questionnaire study.Method. The sample of 1,074 individuals from various groups at risk of exclusion was surveyed using the Conservation of Resources–Evaluation questionnaire, the Strategic Approach to Coping Scale, and the WHO Quality of Life Questionnaire. Structural equation modeling was used to test mediational hypotheses in the analysis. Results. The significant variables that determined the relationship between resource gains and losses and the quality of life included active-passive and prosocial-antisocial coping strategies. The results were generally robust, but the level of education moderated the relationship between active antisocial coping and quality of life.Conclusion. The obtained dependencies are consistent with Hobfoll’s approach, confirming its usefulness. Prosocial coping boosts the positive prominence of the relationship between resource gains and the quality of life and reduces the effect of resource losses, causing the quality of life to decline.

scholarly journals Leisure attitude, stress-related growth, and quality of life during COVID-19-related

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jee Hoon Han ◽  
Hye Ji Sa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Life Education

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and related restrictive measures have impacted on leisure activities globally; South Korea is no exception. In this cross-sectional study we identified the need to increase leisure opportunities during social distancing and respond to changes in leisure activities post-COVID-19. The leisure attitude, stress-related growth, and quality of life of 260 participants were examined via an online survey. Data were analyzed through structural equation modeling. Results show that during social distancing, leisure attitude was positively associated with stress-related growth, leisure attitude was not significantly associated with quality of life, and stress-related growth was positively associated with quality of life. From a long-term perspective, as leisure activities can improve stress-related growth and quality of life, education and related discussions must continue to ensure that people hold a positive attitude toward leisure participation.

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