Quality of Life of Women with Breast Cancer and Socio-Demographic Factors

Document Type : Research Articles

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1 1Jan Grodek State University in Sanok, Medical Institute, Mickiewicza 21, 38-500 Sanok, Poland.

2 The President Stanisław Wojciechowski State University of Applied Sciences in Kalisz, Nowy Świat 4, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland.

3 Polish Public Health Association, Bartla 5, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland.

Abstract

Background. Breast cancer treatment is an aggressive therapy that affects the deterioration of women’s quality of life (QOL) in many areas. Knowledge about factors that influence the assessment of the QOL is of particular importance. The aim of the study was to analyse areas of the quality of life of women with breast cancer, taking into account social and demographic factors. Methods: The research was carried included 324 women with breast cancer. The research was carried out using a diagnostic survey, the author’s questionnaire and a standardized questionnaire for measuring the QOL of women treated for breast cancer, ie the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC) QLQ-C30 and QLQ-QLQ module BR23. Statistical analysis uses Statistica 10.0 software. The results were considered statistically significant when the calculated probability met the inequality of p  

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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
Volume 21, Issue 1
January 2020
Pages 185-193

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  • Receive Date: 25 September 2019
  • Revise Date: 02 December 2019
  • Accept Date: 21 December 2019

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