Factors associated with health-related quality of life in women with paid work at breast cancer diagnosis: a German repeated cross-sectional study over the first five years after primary surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence suggests a deterioration of health-related quality of life (HRQL) after breast cancer diagnosis and therapy. This study examines sociodemographic and health-related factors that could be associated with the HRQL of working women with breast cancer during the first five years after primary surgery. Second, it explores potential vulnerable groups with respect to HRQL using decision tree analyses.

Methods

Women diagnosed with breast cancer who had paid work at diagnosis were recruited at 11 breast cancer centers in the Hannover region, Germany, after primary surgery. Assessments took place four times. 455 patients completed mailed questionnaires at 3 weeks after primary surgery. Women were followed up at 6 months, 1 year and on average 5 years after primary

SUBMITTER: Safieddine B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11745005 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature