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

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 question...

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Published in:Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) Lithuania), 2020-08, Vol.56 (8), p.402
Main Authors: Kovačević, Predrag, Miljković, Snežana, Višnjić, Aleksandar, Kozarski, Jefta, Janković, Radmilo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - surgery
Educational Status
FACT-B
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Mammaplasty - psychology
Marital Status
Mastectomy - psychology
Mastectomy, Segmental - psychology
Middle Aged
Quality of Life
Retrospective Studies
Serbia
surgery
Time Factors
WHOQOL-Bref
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Summary: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. 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. 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 ( = 0.18) compared to total mastectomy. 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.
ISSN:1648-9144
1010-660X
1648-9144
DOI:10.3390/medicina56080402