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A study on the identification of factors affecting the life quality of breast cancer patients

dc.contributor.authorTatar, Mehtap
dc.contributor.buuauthorSomunoğlu, Sinem
dc.contributor.buuauthorSOMUNOĞLU İKİNCİ, SİNEM
dc.contributor.departmentBursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu/Tıbbi Dökümantasyon ve Sekreterlik Bölümü.
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-10T06:15:30Z
dc.date.available2024-09-10T06:15:30Z
dc.date.issued2012-01-01
dc.description.abstractPurpose - Breast cancer is a type of cancer affecting the health of women in many countries. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of breast cancer and its treatment procedures on the quality of life.Design/methodology/approach - The study was carried out in Hacettepe University Oncology Hospital and The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire and Breast Cancer Module were used.Findings - It was found that 29.8 per cent of the patients were in phase 4 of the disease, 86.8 per cent already had an operation while 84.1 per cent had chemotherapy. There were statistically significant differences between the levels of the life quality for pain dimension in the symptom scale, body image dimension in the module functional scale, sexual function dimension in the module functional scale, arm symptoms dimension in module symptom scale and age groups; the levels of life quality for dyspnoea dimension in the symptom scale, anorexia dimension of the symptom scale, financial difficulties dimension of the symptom scale and the duration of the disease; the levels of life quality for fatigue dimension in the symptom scale, diarrhea dimension in the symptom scale and the phase of the cancer; the levels of life quality for physical functionality dimension in the functional scale, constipation dimension in the symptom scale and receiving chemotherapy. In the light of the findings, attempts to improve health and creation of different behaviours are important for life quality.Originality/value - This is original research that sheds light on life quality issues for women diagnosed with breast cancer.
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/17506121211283244
dc.identifier.endpage396
dc.identifier.issn1750-6123
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.startpage376
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1108/17506121211283244
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11452/44449
dc.identifier.volume6
dc.identifier.wos000213879900006
dc.indexed.wosWOS.ESCI
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Ltd
dc.relation.journalInternational Journal Of Pharmaceutical And Healthcare Marketing
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectWomen's health
dc.subjectBreast cancer
dc.subjectQuality of life
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectPersonal health
dc.subjectHealth care
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectScience & technology
dc.subjectLife sciences & biomedicine
dc.subjectHealth policy & services
dc.subjectHealth care sciences & services
dc.titleA study on the identification of factors affecting the life quality of breast cancer patients
dc.typeArticle
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