Resilience and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients
| Autor: | Izabela Filov, Domnika Rajchanovska, Petar Stefanovski, Beti Dejanova, Gordana Ristevska-Dimitrovska |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Constipation Nausea media_common.quotation_subject resilience quality of life breast cancer Connor Davidson Resilience Scale EORTC QLQ-C30 lcsh:Medicine Systemic therapy Breast cancer Quality of life medicine Psychiatry Adverse effect media_common Cancer business.industry lcsh:R Cognition General Medicine medicine.disease humanities Medicine Psychological resilience Public Health medicine.symptom business Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences; Vol. 3 No. 4 (2015): Dec 15 (OAMJMS); 727-731 Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences; Vol 3, No 4 (2015): Dec 15 (OAMJMS); 727-731 Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 727-731 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 1857-9655 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: Many studies have shown that a relationship exists between quality of life (QoL) and resilience in breast cancer patients, but few studies present information on the nature of this relationship of resilience on QoL. Our aim was to examine the relationship between resilience and quality of life in breast cancer patients.METHODS: QoL was measured in 218 consequent breast cancer patients, with EORTC - QLQ Core 30 questionnaire, and EORTC QLQ-BR23. The resilience was measured with Connor Davidson Resilience Scale.RESULTS: The global quality of life was positively correlated with the levels of resilience (R = 0.39 p < 0.001). All functional scales (physical, role, emotional, cognitive and social functioning was in a positive correlation with resilience. The symptoms severity (fatigue, nausea and vomitus, pain, dyspnea, insomnia, appetite loss, constipation, diarrhea, financial difficulties) was in negative correlation with resilience. Less resilient breast cancer patients reported worse body image and future perspective and suffered from more severe adverse effects of systemic therapy, and arm/breast symptoms. CONCLUSION: Our findings show that psychological resilience affects different aspects of health-related quality of life. More resilient patients have significantly better quality of life in almost all aspects of QoL. |
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