Fatigue and quality of life in breast cancer survivors: a comparative study
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Resumo: | PURPOSE: To assess fatigue and quality of life in disease-free breast cancer survivors in relation to a sample of age-matched women with no cancer history and to explore the relationship between fatigue and quality of life.METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 202 consecutive disease-free Brazilian breast cancer survivors, all of whom had completed treatment, treated at 2 large hospitals. The patients were compared to age-matched women with no cancer history attending a primary health care center. The Piper Fatigue Scale-Revised and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument (WHOQOL-BREF) were used to measure the fatigue and quality of life, respectively. Socio-demographic and clinical variables were also obtained. The χ2 test, generalized linear model, and Spearman correlation coefficient were used for statistical purposes. The adopted level of significance was 5%.RESULTS: Breast cancer survivors experienced significantly greater total and subscale fatigue scores than comparison group (all p-values<0.05). In addition, survivors reported a poorer quality of life in physical (p=0.002), psychological (p=0.03), and social relationships (p=0.03) domains than comparison group. No difference was found for the environmental domain (p=0.08) for both groups. For survivors of breast cancer and for comparison group, the total and subscale fatigue scores were related to lower quality of life (all p-values<0.01).CONCLUSION: The findings of this study highlight the importance of assessing fatigue and quality of life in breast cancer survivors. |
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Fatigue and quality of life in breast cancer survivors: a comparative studyBreast neoplasmsSurvivorsFatigueQuality of lifePURPOSE: To assess fatigue and quality of life in disease-free breast cancer survivors in relation to a sample of age-matched women with no cancer history and to explore the relationship between fatigue and quality of life.METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 202 consecutive disease-free Brazilian breast cancer survivors, all of whom had completed treatment, treated at 2 large hospitals. The patients were compared to age-matched women with no cancer history attending a primary health care center. The Piper Fatigue Scale-Revised and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument (WHOQOL-BREF) were used to measure the fatigue and quality of life, respectively. Socio-demographic and clinical variables were also obtained. The χ2 test, generalized linear model, and Spearman correlation coefficient were used for statistical purposes. The adopted level of significance was 5%.RESULTS: Breast cancer survivors experienced significantly greater total and subscale fatigue scores than comparison group (all p-values<0.05). In addition, survivors reported a poorer quality of life in physical (p=0.002), psychological (p=0.03), and social relationships (p=0.03) domains than comparison group. No difference was found for the environmental domain (p=0.08) for both groups. For survivors of breast cancer and for comparison group, the total and subscale fatigue scores were related to lower quality of life (all p-values<0.01).CONCLUSION: The findings of this study highlight the importance of assessing fatigue and quality of life in breast cancer survivors.Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia2015-03-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-72032015000300119Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia v.37 n.3 2015reponame:Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetrícia (Online)instname:Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia (FEBRASGO)instacron:FEBRASGO10.1590/SO100-720320150005247info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessKluthcovsky,Ana Claudia Garabeli CavalliUrbanetz,Almir Antonioeng2015-09-10T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0100-72032015000300119Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/rbgohttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phppublicações@febrasgo.org.br||rbgo@fmrp.usp.br1806-93390100-7203opendoar:2015-09-10T00:00Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetrícia (Online) - Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia (FEBRASGO)false |
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Fatigue and quality of life in breast cancer survivors: a comparative study |
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Fatigue and quality of life in breast cancer survivors: a comparative study |
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Fatigue and quality of life in breast cancer survivors: a comparative study Kluthcovsky,Ana Claudia Garabeli Cavalli Breast neoplasms Survivors Fatigue Quality of life |
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Fatigue and quality of life in breast cancer survivors: a comparative study |
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Fatigue and quality of life in breast cancer survivors: a comparative study |
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Fatigue and quality of life in breast cancer survivors: a comparative study |
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Fatigue and quality of life in breast cancer survivors: a comparative study |
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Fatigue and quality of life in breast cancer survivors: a comparative study |
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Kluthcovsky,Ana Claudia Garabeli Cavalli |
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Kluthcovsky,Ana Claudia Garabeli Cavalli Urbanetz,Almir Antonio |
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Urbanetz,Almir Antonio |
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Kluthcovsky,Ana Claudia Garabeli Cavalli Urbanetz,Almir Antonio |
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Breast neoplasms Survivors Fatigue Quality of life |
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Breast neoplasms Survivors Fatigue Quality of life |
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PURPOSE: To assess fatigue and quality of life in disease-free breast cancer survivors in relation to a sample of age-matched women with no cancer history and to explore the relationship between fatigue and quality of life.METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 202 consecutive disease-free Brazilian breast cancer survivors, all of whom had completed treatment, treated at 2 large hospitals. The patients were compared to age-matched women with no cancer history attending a primary health care center. The Piper Fatigue Scale-Revised and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument (WHOQOL-BREF) were used to measure the fatigue and quality of life, respectively. Socio-demographic and clinical variables were also obtained. The χ2 test, generalized linear model, and Spearman correlation coefficient were used for statistical purposes. The adopted level of significance was 5%.RESULTS: Breast cancer survivors experienced significantly greater total and subscale fatigue scores than comparison group (all p-values<0.05). In addition, survivors reported a poorer quality of life in physical (p=0.002), psychological (p=0.03), and social relationships (p=0.03) domains than comparison group. No difference was found for the environmental domain (p=0.08) for both groups. For survivors of breast cancer and for comparison group, the total and subscale fatigue scores were related to lower quality of life (all p-values<0.01).CONCLUSION: The findings of this study highlight the importance of assessing fatigue and quality of life in breast cancer survivors. |
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