Associations between Diabetes and Quality of Life among Breast Cancer Survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aimed to investigate the associations between diabetes and quality of life (QOL) among breast cancer survivors.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted at 34 Cancer Recovery Clubs across China from May 2014 to January 2015. Quality of life was measured by the Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) and the Quality of Life Questionnaire-Breast Cancer Module 23 (QLQ-BR23, simplified Chinese version). Information on social-demography, diagnosis and treatment of tumors, and diabetes mellitus were collected by self-reported questionnaires. Univariate analyses of covariance (ANCOVA) was performed to assess the difference in QOL between patients with or without diabetes mellitus, and multiple linear regression models were used to examine the associ

SUBMITTER: Tang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4917169 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature