scholarly journals Assessment of Quality of Life in Female Patients with Breast Cancer

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-36
Author(s):  
Lucia Masarykova ◽  
Lubica Lehocka ◽  
Magdalena Fulmekova ◽  
Daniela Polakova
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Female Breast Cancer ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Social Functions ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Eortc Qlq C30 ◽  
Eortc Qlq

Breast cancer is an oncological disease which affects to a large group of women. Despite being more aware of the disease now-a-days than it was in the past, a lot of women still die from the disease. The aim of the survey was to assess the quality of life among women suffering from breast cancer. To achieve this aim, a survey based on the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire and the QLQ-BR23 module, which measured respondents´ physical, psychological and social functions, were used. Female breast cancer patients from the “Tur?ianske Venuše “Citizens Association and those attending the “Ligaprotirakovine” Cancer Centre in Martin were included in the study. Elderly female patients average in their sixties, mostly with cancer in remission were involved. According to our findings, most of the female patients have had some difficulty doing physical activities and taking long strolls. Sleep problems and pain are also making the quality of their life worse. Lot of them have been getting a pain in their swollen arm and oversensitive breast. Most of the female patients reached an average QL2 score, which means an average quality of life. There were only two female patients with a QL2 score of 0, which means a very bad quality of life. However, three female patients had a QL2 score of 100, which means a very good quality of life. Based on our results, the quality of life for most of our female patients was average despite having some problems.Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 16(1): 29-36, 2017 (June)

scholarly journals Female Breast Cancer Patients, Mastectomy-Related Quality of Life: Experience from Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Engida Abebe ◽  
Kassaw Demilie ◽  
Befekadu Lemmu ◽  
Kirubel Abebe
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Female Breast Cancer ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Eortc Qlq C30 ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Eortc Qlq

Background. Mastectomy is the most common form of treatment for a developing-nation woman diagnosed with breast cancer. This can have huge effect on a women’s quality of life. Objective. To assess mastectomy-related quality of life in female breast cancer patients. Materials and Methods. A facility-based cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from February 1st to July 30th, 2018. A pretested structured data collection format was used to interview patients. The European Organization for Research and Treatment for Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) and Breast Cancer-Specific (EORTC QLQ-BR23) were used to evaluate quality of life, functional capacity, and symptom scales. Data was analyzed with SPSS version 23. Results. The mean age of the 86 patients was 43.2 years (SD±11.4) and ranged from 25 to 70 years. 54.7% (47) of patient’s mastectomy was done on the right side. Based on EORTC QLQ-C30 global health status/QOL scale, the mean score was 48.3. On the evaluation of EORTC QLQ-BR23, future perspective about their health was low with a mean of 40.3 and their sexual functioning and enjoyment were significantly affected with mean scores of 85.3 and 71.2, respectively. Symptom scales were low with mean from 19.1 to 24.5. Majority (49, 57%) of respondents do not want to have breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Conclusion. Our breast cancer patients who underwent mastectomy performed poor in terms of quality of life as compared to international findings which demands attention in incorporating psychosocial aspects in the treatment plan.

scholarly journals Validation of EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23 questionnaires in the measurement of quality of life of breast cancer patients in Singapore

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
TanMay Leng ◽  
SeowGek Ching ◽  
DahlianaBinte Idris ◽  
TeoLee Wah ◽  
LohSoon Yue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Eortc Qlq C30 ◽  
Eortc Qlq

scholarly journals Reliability and validity of Amharic version of EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23 modules for assessing health-related quality of life among breast cancer patients in Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diriba Alemayehu Gadisa ◽  
Esayas Tadesse Gebremariam ◽  
Getnet Yimer Ali
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Eortc Qlq C30 ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Eortc Qlq

Abstract Background Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and it affects quality of life of those women. So far, the two most frequently used tools for assessing health related quality of life in breast cancer patients, EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-BR23 modules, were not validated in Ethiopia. Hence, the present study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the tools among Ethiopian breast cancer patients. Methods Institutional based longitudinal study was conducted from January 1 to May 1, 2017 GC at only nationwide oncology center, Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital (TASH), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A total of 146 patients who visited the facility during that period, with no missing quality of life data, were selected for analysis. The psychometric properties of the EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-BR23 were evaluated in terms of reliability, convergent, divergent, construct and clinical validity using SPSS version 22. Results Satisfactory internal consistency reliability (Cronbach’s α coefficients > 0.7) was confirmed, except for cognitive function (α = 0.516) of EORTC QLQ-C30 and body image (α = 0.510) of EORTC QLQ-BR23. Multiple-trait scaling analysis demonstrated a good convergent and divergent validity. No scaling errors were observed. Most items in EORTC QLQ-BR23 possessed a weak or no correlation with its own dimension in EORTC QLQ-C30 (r < 0.4) except with some of symptom scales. A statistically significant chemotherapy induced quality of life scores changes (P ≤ 0.05) were observed in all dimensions of both instruments between baseline and the end of first cycle chemotherapy, except for body image (P = 0.985) and sexual enjoyment (P = 0.817) of EORTC QLQ-BR23, indicating clinical validity. Conclusion Amharic version of the EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-BR23 modules are valid and adequately reliable tool and can be used for clinical and epidemiological cancer researches to study the health related quality of life (HRQoL) of women with breast cancer in Ethiopia.

scholarly journals Physical activity, fatigue and quality of life in breast cancer patients

2016 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Carla Gomes Canário ◽  
Patricia Uchoa Leitão Cabral ◽  
Lucila Corsino de Paiva ◽  
Gilzandra Lira Dantas Florencio ◽  
Maria Helena Spyrides ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Eortc Qlq C30 ◽  
Eortc Qlq ◽  
The Relationship

SUMMARY Objective: to evaluate the relationship between levels of physical activity, fatigue and quality of life (QOL) in women diagnosed with breast cancer. Methods: 215 women between the ages of 40 and 65 years were recruited at a cancer clinic. Physical activity levels were assessed by using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), fatigue levels by using the revised Piper scale, and QOL by means of EORTC QLQ-C30 and WHOQOL-Bref. Statistical analysis was performed using Minitab statistical software, version 16. Results: the mean age of subjects was 52.66 years (SD=8.6); patients were mostly white (58.14%) and overweight (55.81%). Most women were fatigued (72.09%) while physically active women showed lower symptoms of fatigue (p<0.001). Mean scores for QOL were significantly lower among fatigued women (p<0.001). More active women scored higher on all scales of QOL (EORTC), especially for functional capacity (p<0.001), compared with the sedentary patients. A significant association was found between level of physical activity and overall QOL (WHOQOL-Bref) for all domains (p<0.001). Climacteric symptoms ranged from mild to strong and did not show any statistically significant results; however, the most active women had the fewest symptoms. Conclusion: physical activity appears to positively influence fatigue and QOL in women diagnosed with breast cancer.

scholarly journals KUALITAS HIDUP PASIEN KANKER PAYUDARA DI RSUP DR. KARIADI SEMARANG MENGGUNAKAN KUISIONER EORTC QLQ-C30

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (01) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Marwin Marwin ◽  
Dyah Aryani Perwitasari ◽  
Susan Fitri Candradewi ◽  
Bayu Prio Septiantoro ◽  
Fredrick Dermawan Purba
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Symptom Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Eortc Qlq C30 ◽  
Function Domain ◽  
Eortc Qlq

ABSTRACT Breast cancer is the most common cancer found in women and is the dominant cancer in Indonesia. Cancer treatments such as chemotherapy can affect the quality of life of patients including physical, psychological, and social. The purpose of this study is to measure the quality of life of breast cancer patients. This research used cross sectional study design. The patient quality of life was measured using the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire. The subjects of this study were breast cancer patients in RSUP Dr. Kariadi Semarang meeting the inclusion criteria. The cognitive function domain, social function, emotional function, role function, and physical function were 86,15 ± 17,82; 84,10 ± 21,13; 82,56 ± 17,72; 77,95 ± 29,77; 76,72 ± 22,95, respectively. Whereas in symptom scale group from pain, fatigue, insomnia, appetite loss, financial difficulties, nausea and vomiting, constipation, dyspnea and diarrhea were 32,82 ± 30,33; 32,65 ± 21,14; 31,79 ± 34,58; 31,79 ± 32,51; 30,77 ± 32,44; 23,59 ± 25,67; 17,95 ± 30,9; 4,62 ± 14,28; 4,10 ± 13,83, respectively. For global health status / quality of life obtained 72.18 ± 18.94. The highest score on the functional scale is the cognitive function domain and the lowest score is the physical function.On the scale of symptom the domain that has the highest score is the pain domain and the lowest score is the diarrhea domain. Keywords: quality of life, breast cancer, EORTC QLQ-C30

scholarly journals Assessment of Quality of Life of Women with Breast Cancer

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zivana Gavric ◽  
Zivana Vukovic-Kostic
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Functions ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Body Image Scale ◽  
Eortc Qlq C30 ◽  
Health Quality ◽  
Eortc Qlq ◽  
Banja Luka

<p><strong>BACKGROUND: </strong>Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in 145 countries worldwide, and the success of healthcare for women with this disease is measured with the quality of life of survivors. The aim of this study was to examine how the breast cancer affects the quality of life and in what dimension of health quality of life is the least accomplished.</p><p><strong>METHOD:</strong> A pilot research had been performed in the period from June 10 to August 15 2011, on 100 women from Association of women with breast cancer “Iskra” in Banja Luka, aged 20-75. The survey research was based on the EORTC QLQ-C30 version 3.0 and questionnaire for assessment of quality of life of those suffering from breast cancer QLQ-BR23 with 53 questions in total.</p><p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>The average age of women in research was 51.8 years (±11.23). Statistically important differences (χ<sup>2</sup><sub>4</sub>=221.941; p&lt;0.01) are higher mean values of the score for the functional scale, (66.32±17.82) cognitive functions (63.50 ±28.00) in relation to functional role (46.83 ±20.88), social (37.00 ±27.58) and emotional (36.58 ±25.15) functioning. Mean values of the score for the symptoms scale were statistically higher for symptoms such as fatigue, insomnia and pain in relation to other symptoms. Mean values of the score for body image scale are statistically higher in relation to mean values of the score of sexual functions and enjoyment scale, and the scale for grading the future perspectives.</p><p><strong>CONCLUSION: </strong>Breast cancer affects all the domains of the quality of life, and in our population it is the most prominent in domains of emotional and social functions, as well as role functions. Symptoms of fatigue, insomnia and pain have the most importance influence on these domains.</p>

Quality of life measurement in breast cancer patients: Reliability of an ePRO tool using EORTC QLQ-C30

2019 ◽  
Vol 234 ◽  
pp. e148-e149
Author(s):  
Lucia Keilmann ◽  
Lina Matthies ◽  
Elisabeth Simoes ◽  
Andreas D. Hartkopf ◽  
Alexander N. Sokolov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Life Measurement ◽  
Eortc Qlq C30 ◽  
Eortc Qlq ◽  
Quality Of Life Measurement
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