Health-related quality of life in breast cancer patients in low-and-middle-income countries in Asia: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Breast cancer remains one of the major cancers worldwide. In Asia, breast cancer is leading both incidence and mortality rates. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) studies play an important role in clinical treatment. This systematic review aimed to summarize the evidence of HRQoL and associated factors among patients with breast cancer in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) in Asia.

Method

Performed according to PRISMA guidelines for systematic review, the studies were searched from three databases (PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus) up to November 2020. The studies which met the predefined eligibility criteria were selected, extracted, and assessed the quality according to the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) tool.

Results and discussion

A total of 2,620 stud

SUBMITTER: Ngo NTN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10304018 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature