The predictors of poor quality of life in a sample of Saudi women with breast cancer

IF 3.3 4区 医学 Q2 ONCOLOGY Breast Cancer : Targets and Therapy Pub Date : 2017-02-09 DOI:10.2147/BCTT.S125206
Anwar E. Ahmed, Abdulrahman G. Alharbi, Mohannad A. Alsadhan, Alaa S. Almuzaini, Hanin S. Almuzaini, Yosra Z. Ali, A. Jazieh
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Background The protocols for treatment, along with many adverse effects, can strongly affect cancer patients’ quality of life (QoL). As there is limited research on the QoL of Saudi Arabian women being treated for breast cancer, the purpose of this study was to identify the predictors of poor QoL in a sample of Saudi women with breast cancer. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on 145 Saudi women with breast cancer who attended the Oncology Outpatient Clinic at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh for routine follow-up. Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected for each patient, and a Medical Outcome Study Health Survey 36-Item Short Form (SF-36) instrument was used to assess QoL. Results Of 145 breast cancer patients studied, 42.1% had a family history of cancer and 52.4% were newly diagnosed cancer patients (first-year-after-cancer diagnosis). According to linear regression analyses, cancer patients with metastasis tended to have pain, along with poor physical function, little vitality, and poor general health (a decrease in SF-36 scores of 22.9, 15.0, 19.4, and 16.9, respectively). Regular exercise was a positive predictor of poor general health (an increase in the SF-36 score of 8.2). Patients with first-year-after-cancer diagnoses tended to have poor emotional well-being (a decrease in the SF-36 score of 8.5). Conclusion In breast cancer patients, regular exercise was a significant positive predictor of better general health. Breast cancer patients with multiple tumors, metastasis, or fever tended to experience significantly poor QoL in several SF-36 domains. Clearly, a routine assessment of QoL in breast cancer patients is important.
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背景治疗方案,以及许多不良反应,可以强烈影响癌症患者的生活质量(QoL)。由于对正在接受癌症治疗的沙特阿拉伯妇女的生活质量的研究有限,本研究的目的是在沙特阿拉伯癌症乳腺癌妇女样本中确定生活质量差的预测因素。方法对145名在利雅得阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王医疗城肿瘤门诊接受常规随访的癌症沙特妇女进行横断面研究。收集每位患者的社会形态和临床数据,并使用医疗结果研究健康调查36项简表(SF-36)来评估生活质量。结果研究的145例癌症患者中,42.1%有癌症家族史,52.4%为新诊断的癌症患者(癌症诊断后一年)。根据线性回归分析,有转移的癌症患者倾向于疼痛,同时身体功能较差,活力不足,总体健康状况较差(SF-36评分分别下降22.9、15.0、19.4和16.9)。定期锻炼是总体健康状况不佳的积极预测因素(SF-36评分增加8.2分)。被诊断为癌症一年后的患者往往情绪健康状况不佳(SF-360评分减少8.5分)。结论在癌症乳腺癌患者中,定期锻炼是改善总体健康状况的重要积极预测因素。患有多发肿瘤、转移或发烧的癌症患者在几个SF-36区域的生活质量往往显著较差。显然,对癌症患者的生活质量进行常规评估是很重要的。
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