Change in Quality of Life Measured over Time in Czech Women with Breast Cancer
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F65269705%3A_____%2F16%3A00065261" target="_blank" >RIV/65269705:_____/16:00065261 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216224:14110/16:00087941
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14735/amko2016113" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.14735/amko2016113</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14735/amko2016113" target="_blank" >10.14735/amko2016113</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Change in Quality of Life Measured over Time in Czech Women with Breast Cancer
Original language description
Background: This study examined the impact of breast cancer on quality of life (QOL) of Czech women by comparing the QOL of breast cancer patients with that of age-matched healthy controls. Methods: The sample consisted of 74 breast cancer patients who fi lled in self-assessment questionnaires retrospectively before treatment and at the time of the study. In addition, 73 healthy controls completed the same battery of questionnaires. QOL was assessed using the Rand 36-Item Health Survey, the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire, and the Czech research version of Functional Assessment of Breast Cancer Therapy. The Wilcoxon paired test and Mann-Whitney U test were used for data analysis. Results: A statistically signifi cant decline in QOL in breast cancer patients was found for the following components: Physical Functioning (p = 0.021), Role Functioning-Physical (p < 0.001), Bodily Pain (p = 0.001), General Health (p = 0.031), Role Functioning-Emotional (p = 0.023), and Physical Well-being (p = 0.001). The only signifi cant increase over time was observed in Social/Family Well-being (p = 0.024). For most of the components, patients showed a statistically signifi cant lower QOL than that of healthy controls. A recent diagnosis, advanced disease stage, more comorbidities, a higher BMI, and other sociodemographic characteristics were associated with a higher incidence of a lower QOL over time. Conclusion: Perceived QOL decreased over time in breast cancer patients mainly in components such as physical and emotional functioning, bodily pain, and general health, with several risk factors strongly infl uencing this change. The QOL of patients was lower than that of the non-cancer population, indicating that subsequent care should be improved to minimize the adverse eff ects that breast cancer has on QOL.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AN - Psychology
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GAP407%2F12%2F0607" target="_blank" >GAP407/12/0607: Personality of a Patient as a Co-determinant of Success of Oncological Treatment</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Klinická onkologie
ISSN
0862-495X
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
29
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
113-121
UT code for WoS article
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EID of the result in the Scopus database
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