Evaluation of Quality of Life and Menopausal Symptoms in Women with Breast Cancer in Northern Iran
Year: 2015
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: 4 Abstract: Background: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women and includes approximately 23 percent of all kinds of cancer. The main purpose of this study is to determine menopause symptoms and quality of life in postmenopausal patients with breast cancer. Material and Methods: In this study of postmenopausal women between the age of 40 -65 years, 80 women with history of breast cancer obtained and filled an informed consent, a checklist including menopause symptoms and a EORTC C40 quality of life questionnaire. Based on scoring criteria, each of the scale scores in the mentioned questionnaires was determined after entering the statistical software SPSS 18. Results: In this study, hot flashes and anxiety were the most prevalent symptoms in women with breast cancer. Quality of life in 36.3 percent of patients was evaluated as good. After studying the signs and symptoms, the worst condition was related to the economic impact of the disease which 25 percent of patients were in this bad condition. Conclusion: In this study hot flashes were one of the most common symptoms of menopause in patients and quality of life was better than the other studies with a culture similar to our society.
Language: English
Topic: Cancer survivorship and care
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2368696848