Health-related quality of life during adjuvant radiotherapy in breast cancer

Objective In this study, health- related quality of life (HRQoL) and its determinants were assessed in breast cancer patients undergoing postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy. The aim was to improve our understanding of patient's situation at the end of adjuvant treatment, as the return to every...

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Published in:Quality of life research 2014-05, Vol.23 (4), p.1363-1369
Main Authors: Luutonen, Sinikka, Sintonen, Harri, Stormi, Teija, Salminen, Eeva
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjuvant radiotherapy
Adjuvants
Adult
Age
Age Factors
Age groups
Aged
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - drug therapy
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Breast Neoplasms - surgery
Cancer surgery
Cancer therapies
Case-Control Studies
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant - psychology
Depression - etiology
Depression - psychology
Depressive disorders
Female
Females
Finland
Health Status
Hospitals, Teaching
Humans
Mastectomy
Medical prognosis
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Middle Aged
Multivariate analysis
Oncology
Patients
Population
Postoperative Period
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Public Health
Quality of Life
Quality of Life Research
Questionnaires
Radiation therapy
Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant - psychology
Sociology
Surgery
Surveys and Questionnaires
Treatment Outcome
Vitality
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Summary:Objective In this study, health- related quality of life (HRQoL) and its determinants were assessed in breast cancer patients undergoing postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy. The aim was to improve our understanding of patient's situation at the end of adjuvant treatment, as the return to every day life approaches after breast cancer surgery and adjuvant chemo- and radiotherapy. Methods Health- related quality of life was measured by the 15D instrument. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to patients undergoing postoperative radiotherapy. Out of 389 consecutive breast cancer patients, 273 comprised the final study group. The results were compared to 15D results for an age-standardized sample of the female general population in Finland (n = 3,335). Determinants of HRQoL were assessed by a multivariate model. Results In patients
ISSN:0962-9343
1573-2649
DOI:10.1007/s11136-013-0554-y