Fatigue and Quality of Life of Women Undergoing Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer
| Autor: | W.M. Ling, Joe C. K. Lo, Winnie K.W. So, F. Y. Leung, George K. H. Li, Maggie Yeung, Gene Marsh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Descriptive statistics business.industry medicine.medical_treatment medicine.disease lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens lcsh:RC254-282 humanities Radiation therapy Social support Pharmacotherapy Breast cancer Multivariate analysis of variance Quality of life breast neoplasm quality of life Physical therapy General Earth and Planetary Sciences Medicine Population study fatigue drug therapy business General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Cancer Biology & Medicine, Vol 6, Iss 3, Pp 179-185 (2009) |
| ISSN: | 2095-3941 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE To examine fatigue and quality of life (QOL) in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy.METHODS A self-report survey derived from the Chinese version of Brief Fatigue Inventory, the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy for Breast Cancer, and the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey. Descriptive statistics was used to examine the intensity of fatigue and the prevalence of severe fatigue. Multivariate analysis of variance was used to determine factors that a ff ect the fi ve domains of QOL among the participants.RESULTS The majority of the participants ( n = 261) perceived a mild level of fatigue, but 35.6% of them suff ered severe fatigue. Fatigue had a significantly negative association with all domains of QOL except social/family wellbeing. The participants who were receiving chemotherapy, undergoing curative treatment and having inadequate social support were more likely to have poorer QOL in all five domains (after adjustment for age). CONCLUSION Although the majority of the participants experienced a mild level of fatigue, there was a substantial group of breast cancer patients who perceived their fatigue as severe. The findings of this study showed that fatigue had a detrimental effect on the various aspects of the participants’ QOL. Demographic and clinical characteristics of breast cancer patients who were at risk of getting poorer QOL were identified. The results of the study demonstrate that we should enhance healthcare professionals’ awareness of the importance of symptom assessment, and provide them with information for planning effective symptom-management strategies among this study population. |
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