Quality of life in women with breast cancer, after surgical intervention, in a city in the zona da mata region in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Barbosa, Priscila Almeida; Cesca, Rhodrigo Goldner; Pacífico, Thatiana Egizi Dias; Leite, Isabel Cristina Gonçalves

doi:10.1590/1806-93042017000200010

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“…Additionally, BC patients have a high risk of developing alterations in their psychological functions, which also has a negative impact on HRQoL [18]. According to the literature [19,20], there is a considerable decline in the scales of emotional functioning and body image during chemotherapy.…”

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Health-related quality of life before and during chemotherapy in patients with early-stage breast cancer

Binotto¹,

Reinert²,

Werutsky³

et al. 2020

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Objectives: Identify the main changes in the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of women diagnosed with breast cancer (BC) undergoing chemotherapy.Methods: Prospective cohort study that included 33 women diagnosed with clinical stages I-III BC and who underwent adjuvant chemotherapy. HRQoL was assessed using the EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-BR23 instruments 1 week before the start of chemotherapy and during the third month of chemotherapy. Results:There was a decline in the HRQoL scores of patients during treatment. Therefore, chemotherapy alters the patient's perceptions of their HRQoL since there is a decrease in global health status/quality of life (QoL) and functional scales such as physical functioning, role functioning, emotional functioning, social functioning, body image, sexual function and sexual enjoyment. We also observed an increase in side effects related to the systemic therapy, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, insomnia, appetite loss and diarrhoea, despite a decrease in breast symptoms and arm symptoms. Conclusions:HRQoL was negatively affected during chemotherapy. Even though HRQoL assessment is a useful method for optimising patients' care, its implementation into clinical practice remains a challenge. Since side effects are very often underestimated, we consider that the evaluation of HRQoL parameters should be done for BC patients treated with chemotherapy.

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Health-related quality of life before and during chemotherapy in patients with early-stage breast cancer

Binotto¹,

Reinert²,

Werutsky³

et al. 2020

ecancer

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“…The concept of QOL is broad given the complexity of the aspects involved. Health-related quality of life (HRQL) broadly involves the patients’ outlook on the impact of illness, impairments, and the impact of therapeutic interventions in the context of quality of life [ 9 ]. There are a range of generic and specific instruments developed to assess the quality of life (QOL).…”

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Post treatment quality of life among Sri Lankan women with breast cancer

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Background Breast cancer and its treatment imposes a significant effect in the quality of life (QOL) of women. Being a developing country with contrasting social and cultural norms to the West, Sri Lankan women may have a different experience on QOL following surgical treatment of breast cancer. This study was conducted to evaluate post-treatment QOL in breast cancer patients and to determine its association with the type of surgery. Methods A cross sectional study was carried out. Fifty four women with non-metastatic breast cancer who underwent surgery for breast cancer at the Professorial Surgical Unit, Colombo during 2015–2018 and completed a minimum of one year follow up after surgery were invited to participate. Fifty-four women who responded were assessed using the validated EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23 questionnaires. Non-parametric tests were used for statistical analyses. Results The mean age was 59 years (range 36–81). A majority (61%, n = 35) underwent mastectomy and the rest (n = 19, 45%) breast conservation surgery (BCS). The mean QLQ-C30 score was 68.8 (range 8.3–100) and the mean scores for physical function, role function, emotional function, cognitive function, and social function were 71.4, 81.5, 77.0, 80.2, and 86.4, respectively. The mean scores for body image, sexual functioning, sexual enjoyment, future perspective, systemic therapy, breast symptoms, arm symptoms, and hair loss assessed by the QLQ-BR23 were 76.4, 18.3, 33.3, 73.6, 30.5, 16.2, 23.4 and 32.7, respectively. No significant differences (P > 0.05) were noted in global health status, physical function, role function, emotional function, cognitive function and social function between BCS and mastectomy. QLQ-BR23 body image, sexual functioning, sexual enjoyment and future perspective also did not differ significantly (p > 0.05) between the two groups. Conclusions Sexual functioning and enjoyment, breast and arm symptoms and hair loss contributed to poor QOL while the impact on global health status including physical, social and emotional functions were minimal. Type of surgery did not appear to be associated with QOL. Future studies with a larger sample sizes will be helpful to further study these factors.

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“…The concept of QOL is broad given the complexity of the aspects involved. Health-related quality of life (HRQL) broadly involves the patients' outlook on the impact of illness, impairments, and the impact of therapeutic interventions in the context of quality of life [8]. There are a range of generic and speci c instruments developed to assess the quality of life (QOL).…”

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Post Treatment Quality of Life among Sri Lankan Women with Breast Cancer

Jayasinghe

Fernando

Jayarajah

et al. 2020

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Background This study was conducted to evaluate post-treatment long-term quality of life (QOL) in breast cancer patients and to determine its association with the type of surgery.Methods All women with non-metastatic breast cancer who underwent surgery for breast cancer at the Professorial Surgical Unit, Colombo during 2015–2018 and completed a minimum of one year follow up after surgery were invited to participate in the study. Fifty-four women who responded were analysed using the validated EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23 questionnaires. Non-parametric tests were used for statistical analyses.Results The mean age was 59 years (range 36–81). A majority (61%, n = 33) underwent mastectomy and the rest (n = 19, 45%) breast conservation surgery (BCS). The mean QLQ-C30 score was 68.8 (range 8.3–100) and the mean scores for physical function, role function, emotional function, cognitive function, and social function were 71.4, 81.5, 77.0, 80.2, and 86.4, respectively. The mean scores for body image, sexual functioning, sexual enjoyment, future perspective, systemic therapy, breast symptoms, arm symptoms, and hair loss assessed by the QLQ-BR23 were 76.4, 18.3, 33.3, 73.6, 30.5, 16.2, 23.4 and 32.7, respectively. No significant differences (P > 0.05) were noted in global health status, physical function, role function, emotional function, cognitive function and social function between BCS and mastectomy. QLQ-BR23 body image, sexual functioning, sexual enjoyment and future perspective also did not differ significantly (p > 0.05) between the two groups.Conclusions Sexual functioning and enjoyment, breast and arm symptoms and hair loss contributed to poor QOL while the impact on global health status including physical, social and emotional functions were minimal. Type of surgery did not appear to be associated with QOL. Future studies with a larger sample sizes will be helpful to further study these factors.

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Quality of life in women with breast cancer, after surgical intervention, in a city in the zona da mata region in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Abstract: Objectives: To evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL)

Cited by 11 publications

References 22 publications

Health-related quality of life before and during chemotherapy in patients with early-stage breast cancer

Health-related quality of life before and during chemotherapy in patients with early-stage breast cancer

Post treatment quality of life among Sri Lankan women with breast cancer

Post Treatment Quality of Life among Sri Lankan Women with Breast Cancer

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