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Quality of Life Among Women With Breast Cancer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

A. Chouchane ,
I. Kacem ,
I. Bannour ,
M. Kahloul ,
M. Maoua ,
W. Naija  and
N. Mrizak
A. Chouchane
Affiliation:
Farhat Hached Academic Hospital, Occupational Medicine, Sousse, Tunisia
I. Kacem
Affiliation:
Farhat Hached Academic Hospital, Occupational Medicine, Sousse, Tunisia
I. Bannour
Affiliation:
Farhat Hached Academic Hospital, Gynecology And Obstetrics, Sousse, Tunisia
M. Kahloul*
Affiliation:
Sahloul Academic Hospital, University of medicine, “Ibn Al Jazzar”, Sousse, Tunisia, Department Of Anesthesia And Intensive Care,, Sousse, Tunisia
M. Maoua
Affiliation:
Farhat Hached Academic Hospital, Occupational Medicine, Sousse, Tunisia
W. Naija
Affiliation:
Sahloul Academic Hospital, University of medicine, “Ibn Al Jazzar”, Sousse, Tunisia, Department Of Anesthesia And Intensive Care,, Sousse, Tunisia
N. Mrizak
Affiliation:
Farhat Hached Academic Hospital, Occupational Medicine, Sousse, Tunisia
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in women all over the world. Its physical consequences and psychosocial distress had adverse effect on quality of life (QOL).

Objectives

Evaluate the QOL among women with BC.

Methods

Descriptive cross-sectional study of BC patients, carried out during a period of 5 years. Socio-demographic and medical data was collected based on a pre-established synoptic sheet. The European Organization for Research and Treatment Quality of Life Questionnaires (EORTC QLQ-C30) and EORTC QLQ-BR23 were used to assess the QOL.

Results

A total of 100 patients were included. The mean age was 52 ± 8 years. The mean overall health score was 77.5 ± 25.5. The mean scores of physical and emotional functioning were 82 ± 25.1 and 90 ± 19.5 respectively. The QLQ-BR23 objectified a body image score of 63 ± 23.9, an average score for sexual functioning of 87.3 ± 22 with loss of sexual enjoyment in 75% of cases. The increase in mean overall health score and physical functioning was significantly associated with type of treatment (p = 0.01). The mean score of emotional functioning was correlated with the feeling of support (p = 0.04). The increase in the patient’s body image score was significantly associated with age (p <10-3), marital status (p = 0.01) and having had a mastectomy (p <10-3).

Conclusions

Our results underline the importance of psychosocial care, which must be an integral part of oncological care in women with BC, in order to improve their quality of life.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

Quality of Lifebreast cancerwomen
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S853
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