Quality of life of Greek women with breast cancer

Abstract

Introduction: The continuously increasing survivorship of female breast cancer makes the monitoring and improvement of patients’ quality of life ever so important. While globally there is a growing body of research on health-related quality of life one year after surgical treatment for non-metastatic breast cancer, up-to-date information regarding Greek patients is scarce.Objective: To measure the level of QoL of non-metastatic BC survivors in Greece 1 year after surgery.Methods: A sample of 200 female breast cancer survivors aged 18 to 75, who followed up as outpatients in five public hospitals were included in this cross-sectional study. All recruited patients agreed to participate in the study (100% response rate). Quality of life data were collected through the EORTC QLQ-C30 as well as BR23 questionnaires.Results: Cronbach’s alpha for all scales of the two questionnaires was from 0.551 to 0.936 indicating very good reliability. According to the Multiple Linear Regression, older pat ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/49846
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/49846
ND
49846
Alternative title
Ποιότητα ζωής ελληνίδων με καρκίνο μαστού
Author
Yfantis, Aris (Father's name: Dimitrios)
Date
2021
Degree Grantor
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Committee members
Κοντός Μιχάλης
Ζωγράφος Γεώργιος
Κυριακοπούλου-Λυμπέρη Μαρία
Γκρινιάτσος Ιωάννης
Αρκαδόπουλος Νικόλαος
Ζαγούρη Φλώρα
Μιχαλόπουλος Νικόλαος
Discipline
Medical and Health SciencesHealth Sciences ➨ Health sciences, general
Keywords
Adjuvant therapy; Breast cancer; Care; Quality of life; Surgery
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
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