Health-related quality of life of Iranian breast cancer patients: a meta-analysis and systematic review

Purpose Quality of life is the most important psychological factor affecting breast cancer patients. This study aimed to examine the health related quality of life of breast cancer patients in Iran. Methods International (PubMed, Web of science, Scopus and Google scholar) and national (SID, Magiran)...

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Published in:Breast cancer research and treatment 2018-07, Vol.170 (2), p.205-212
Main Authors: Bouya, Salehoddin, koochakzai, Maryam, Rafiemanesh, Hosein, Balouchi, Abbas, Taheri, Safiyeh, Badakhsh, Mahin, Didehvar, Mahnaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Analysis
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - epidemiology
Cancer patients
Cancer research
Care and treatment
Female
Humans
Iran - epidemiology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Meta-analysis
Middle Aged
Oncology
Public Health Surveillance
Quality of Life
Review
Studies
Systematic review
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Summary:Purpose Quality of life is the most important psychological factor affecting breast cancer patients. This study aimed to examine the health related quality of life of breast cancer patients in Iran. Methods International (PubMed, Web of science, Scopus and Google scholar) and national (SID, Magiran) databases were searched for related studies to September 2017. The quality of the articles was evaluated using the Hoy tool. Results Out of 232 initial studies, 18 studies performed on 2263 people were included in the final stage of the study. Based on the EORTC-QLQ-C30 and random effect method, the pooled mean score of quality of life in 1073 people was 57.88 (95% CI 48.26–67.41, I 2 = 97.90%) and the pooled mean score of quality of life based on WHOQOL-BREF in 357 people was 66.79 (95% CI 45.96–87.62, I 2 = 99.50%). Conclusion According to the results of the study, a moderate level of quality of life in women with breast cancer was indicated. Therefore, the use of multidimensional approaches can improve their quality of life.
ISSN:0167-6806
1573-7217
DOI:10.1007/s10549-018-4750-x