Quality of life and its predictors among breast cancer patients treated with surgery-a retrospective minimum 3-year follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Quality of life (QoL) has been identified as an important indicator of positive outcomes among breast cancer (BC) survivors. However, the status and predictors of QoL in China remain unclear. This retrospective follow-up study aimed to examine the QoL levels among BC patients following surgery and to assess the influence of sociodemographic, clinical, and psychological factors on QoL.

Methods

An institution-based retrospective follow-up study was conducted among 714 BC patients who received surgery at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University between January 2016 and December 2019. Our primary outcome measure was QoL, assessed using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QoL Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30). Anxiety and depr

SUBMITTER: Tang WZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11626211 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature