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- Title
Quality of life of women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy.
- Authors
Lustosa Cesar, Edianne Sílvia; Sampaio Nery, Inez; Moura e. Silva, Államy Danilo; Teixeira Nunes, Juliana; Carvalho Fernandes, Ana Fátima
- Abstract
Objective: to analyze the quality of life of women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Methods: a cross-sectional study with 76 women. We used the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life Questionnaire-30 and Supplementary Questionnaire Breast Cancer Module. Results: there was a low correlation between socio-demographic and clinical variables with the quality of life domains. The best scores corresponded to women from 49 to 51 years old, married, dark-skinned, better schooling and formal work. The least mentioned symptoms were: Swollen breast (84.2%), Vomiting (81.6%); Shortness of breath (80.3%). Conclusion: general health presented satisfactory average, which suggests a good quality of life according to the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life Questionnaire-30. However, the Functional and Symptoms domains, as measured by Supplementary Questionnaire Breast Cancer Module, were negatively influenced by old age and larger cycles of chemotherapy.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; ANALYSIS of variance; ANTINEOPLASTIC agents; BREAST tumors; CANCER chemotherapy; CANCER patients; CANCER treatment; STATISTICAL correlation; HEALTH status indicators; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; QUALITY of life; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICAL sampling; SCALE analysis (Psychology); T-test (Statistics); SOCIOECONOMIC factors; SPECIALTY hospitals; CROSS-sectional method; DISEASE duration; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Rev Rene, 2017, Vol 18, Issue 5, p679
- ISSN
1517-3852
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15253/2175-6783.2017000500016