An international update of the EORTC questionnaire for assessing quality of life in breast cancer patients: EORTC QLQ-BR45

Bjelic‐Radisic, Vesna; Cardoso, Fátima; Cameron, David; Brain, Étienne; Kuljanić, Karin; Costa, R.A. da; Conroy, Thierry; Inwald, Elisabeth C.; Serpentini, Samantha; Pinto, Monica; Weis, Joachim; Morag, Ofir; Astrup, Guro Lindviksmoen; Tomaszweksi, K.; Pogoda, Katarzyna; Sinai, Parisa; Sprangers, Mirjam A. G.; Aaronson, Neil K.; Velikova, Galina; Greimel, Elfriede; Arrarás, Juan Ignacio; Bottomley, Andrew; Bleiker, Eveline M. A.; Bliem, B.; Chie, Wei‐Chu; Creutzberg, Carien L.; Deville, Valerie; Duhoux, François; Eilf, Kirsten; Hartup, Sue M.; Koller, Michael; Nagele, Eva; Nicolatou‐Galitis, Ourania; Oberguggenberger, Anne; Schmalz, Claudia; Winters, Zoë

doi:10.1016/j.annonc.2019.10.027

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“…They currently updated the EORTC QLQ-BR23 and introduced the QLQ-BR45 to cover all existing gaps. Two main reasons for this revision was indicated: the obvious changes in standard therapy and consequently emergence of new therapies that led to new different side effects, and the impacts of new drugs on patient's quality of life [92,93]. Above all we think the new direction for setting international standards for the analysis of quality of life and patient-reported outcomes in cancer trials is a step forward to prevent disorganized reporting, and to encourage using appropriate instruments to measure quality of life in cancer patients in general and in breast cancer patients in particular [94][95][96].…”

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Health-related quality of life in breast cancer patients: review of reviews from 2008 to 2018

Mokhatri-Hesari

Montazeri

2020

Health Qual Life Outcomes

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Background Breast cancer still is a topic. This overview of the literature aimed to update the current knowledge on quality of life in breast cancer patients. Methods A review of literature in MEDLINE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Google Scholar were carried out to identify review papers on health-related quality of life in breast cancer during the 2008 to 2018. All publications were screened using the PRISMA guideline. The methodological quality of reviews was assessed using the AMSTAR. The findings were summarized and tabulated accordingly. Results Within over a decade, a total of 974 review papers were identified which according to the study selection criteria finally we have evaluated 82 reviews. Of these about 85% had a reasonable methodological quality. The findings were mainly summarized on several headings including instruments used to measure quality of life, treatment, supportive care, psychological distress, and symptoms. Questionnaires had a good performance to quantify quality of life in breast cancer patients. Most reviews were focused on the impact of treatment including endocrine therapy as well as integrating complementary and alternative medicine into the current practice. According to the reviews, yoga was the most recommended exercise to improve quality of life in breast cancer patients. Conclusion Overall, the findings from this overview indicated that quality of life in breast cancer patients enhanced during the last decade. Several simple but effective interventions such as physical activity and psychosocial interventions proved to be effective in improving quality of life in this population. However, management of symptoms such as pain, and lymphedema, issues related to worry, sexual function especially for young patients, and the future outlooks all are among topics that deserve further consideration. Also, this overview indicated that methodological issues in measuring quality of life in breast cancer patients improved greatly, but still there is a long way to go to understand what really matter to patients.

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Section: Patient Reported Outcomesmentioning

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Health-related quality of life in breast cancer patients: review of reviews from 2008 to 2018

Mokhatri-Hesari

Montazeri

2020

Health Qual Life Outcomes

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169

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“…Living with the sequel of breast cancer treatment has influence on both physical and psychological health. The term survivorship is related to the physical, psychosocial, spiritual, social, and economic consequences of breast cancer left over from acute treatment [50][51][52][53][54][55].…”

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Quality of Life Indicators in Patients Operated on for Breast Cancer in Relation to the Type of Surgery—A Retrospective Cohort Study of Women in Serbia

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Background and objectives: Quality of life (QoL) after breast cancer surgery is an important public health issue. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the levels of perceived quality of life in patients operated on for breast cancer in relation to the type of surgery, using the standardized questionnaires. Materials and Methods: We assessed 425 women after surgery for breast cancer. The assessment included the application of the WHOQOL-bref (The World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref), and FACT-B (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast) questionnaires. The statistical analysis of the data included multiple linear regression and correlation tests. Results: Multiple linear regression analysis found that education, existence of comorbidities, time elapsed since surgery, and type of surgery were significant predictors of overall quality of life. Women’s overall quality of life and general health has increased by 0.16 times for each subsequent year of surgery, and by 0.34 times for each subsequent higher education level. Breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy with breast reconstruction were statistically significant (β = 0.18) compared to total mastectomy. Conclusions: There is a significant difference in the quality of life perceived by patients in whom the breast has been preserved or reconstructed in relation to patients in whom total mastectomy has been performed.

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“…Two auto-questionnaires assessing the psychological distress induced by alopecia have been developed: the Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia Distress Scale (directly assessing PDIA) and the Hairdex assessing alopecia-related QoL [ 2 , 18 ]. Importantly, the EORTC QLQ-BR45 includes an item on alopecia (item 34: “Have you been bothered by hair loss?”) [ 19 ].…”

Section: Cancer-related Alopecia: Mechanisms and Epidemiologymentioning

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Cancer-Related Alopecia: From Etiologies to Global Management

Quesada

Guichard²,

Fiteni

2021

Cancers

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Alopecia represents a multifaceted challenge with distinct etiologies and consequences. Transposed to the world of oncology, different types of alopecia and molecular pathways have been characterized, allowing a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms. In patients with cancer, alopecia can be iatrogenic (i.e., due to conventional chemotherapies, endocrine therapies, targeted therapies, immunotherapies, radiotherapy and surgery) or a direct consequence of the disease itself (e.g., malnutrition, scalp metastases and paraneoplastic syndromes). Identification of the actual incriminated mechanism(s) is therefore essential in order to deliver appropriate supportive care, whether preventive or curative. On the preventive side, the last few years have seen the advent of the automated cooling cap, a prophylactic approach supported by several randomized clinical trials. On the curative side, although the treatments currently available are limited, several promising therapeutic approaches are under development. Appropriate alopecia management is essential, particularly regarding its psychological repercussions with significant consequences on the quality of life of patients and their family and with a potential impact on treatment compliance.

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An international update of the EORTC questionnaire for assessing quality of life in breast cancer patients: EORTC QLQ-BR45

Abstract: This is a repository copy of An international update of the EORTC questionnaire for assessing quality of life in breast cancer patients: EORTC QLQ-BR45.

Cited by 72 publications

References 12 publications

Health-related quality of life in breast cancer patients: review of reviews from 2008 to 2018

Health-related quality of life in breast cancer patients: review of reviews from 2008 to 2018

Quality of Life Indicators in Patients Operated on for Breast Cancer in Relation to the Type of Surgery—A Retrospective Cohort Study of Women in Serbia

Cancer-Related Alopecia: From Etiologies to Global Management

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