Browse > Article

Predictors of Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer  

Suh, Yeon-Ok (Soonchunhyang University)
Publication Information
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.37, no.4, 2007 , pp. 459-466 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study was to identify predictors of quality of life in breast cancer patients. Physical and pscyhological factors like stress, mood, and fatigue with sociodemographic factors like education, income, job and stage of disease were used to predict quality of life. Methods: One hundred eleven patients with breast cancer participated in this study? The functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast(FACT-B) was used to assess quality of life. Results: The mean age of the patients was 46.7 years. The FACT-B mean score was 89.89(SD:17.31) Education, income, job and stage of disease were significantly associated with QOL. In a regression analysis, mood, income, and fatigue were significant predictors for QOL where as, stress was not significant. Among the subscales of QOL, physical well-being, functional well-being, emotional well-being, and the breast cancer subscale were included as predictors of QOL Conclusion: Physical and psychological factors were strong predictors of QOL. These results demonstrate the need for interventions to improve QOL in breast cancer survivors.
Keywords
Breast cancer; Stress; Fatigue; Mood;
Citations & Related Records
Times Cited By KSCI : 2  (Citation Analysis)
연도 인용수 순위
1 Grabsch, B., Clarke, D. M., Love, A., McKenzie, D. P., Snyder, R. D., Bloch, S., Smith, G., & Kissane, D. W. (2006). Psychological morbidity and quality of life in women with advanced breast cancer: a cross-sectional survey. Palliat Support Care, 4(1), 47-56   PUBMED
2 Holzner, B., Kemmler, G., Kopp, M., Moschen, R., Schweigkofler, H., Dunser, M., Margreiter, R., Fleischhacker, W. W, & Sperner-Unterweger, B. (2001). Quality of life in breast cancer patients-not enough attention for long-term survivors? Psychosomatics, 42(2), 117-123   DOI   ScienceOn
3 Lee, M. K., Son, B. H., Hwang, S. Y., Han, W., Yang, J. H., Lee, S., & Yun, Y. H. (2007). Factors affecting health-related quality of life in women with recurrent breast cancer in Korea. Qual Life Res. Feb 6. e-pub ahead of print
4 Pandey, M., Thomas, B. C., Ramdas, K., & Ratheesan, K. (2006). Early effect of surgery on quality of life in women with operable breast cancer. Jpn J Clin Oncol, 36(7), 468-472   DOI   ScienceOn
5 Shim, J. H., & Park, K. S. (2004). A study on quality of life of those who have breast cancer patients taking chemotherapy. J Korean Acad Adult Nurs, 16(1), 49-59
6 Son, B. H., Yoon, H. S., Kwak, H. S., Lee, B. C., Ko, B. K., Kim, J. S., & Ahn, S. H. (2001). Clinical analysis of breast cancer surgeries in Korea, Taehan Oekwa Hakhoe Chapchi, 60(5), 470-476
7 Yoo, H. J., Ahn, S. H., Eremenco, S., Kim, H., Kim, W. K., Kim, S. B., & Han, O. S. (2005). Korean translation and validation of the functional assessment of cancer therapy-breast (FACT-B) scale version 4. Qual Life Res, 14(6), 1627-1632   DOI
8 Ferrell, B. R., Dow, K. H., & Grant, M. (1995). Measurement of the quality of life in cancer survivors. Qual Life Res, 4(5), 523-531   DOI
9 Golden-Kreutz, D. M., Thornton, L. M., Wells-Di Gregorio, S., Frierson, G. M., Jim, H. S., Carpenter, K. M., Shelby, R. A., & Andersen, B. L. (2005). Traumatic stress, perceived global stress, and life events: prospectively predicting quality of life in breast cancer patients. Health Psychol, 24(3), 288-296   DOI   ScienceOn
10 Bull, A. A., Meyerowitz, B. E., Hart, S., Mosconi, P., Apolone, G., & Liberati, A. (1999). Quality of life in women with recurrent breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat, 54(1), 47-57   DOI   ScienceOn
11 Broeckel, J. A., Jacobsen; P. B., Horton, J., Balducci, L., & Lyman, G. H.(1998). Characteristics and correlates of fatigue after adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer. J Clin Oncol, 16(5), 1689-1696   DOI
12 Shimozuma, K., Ganz, P. A., Petersen, L., & Hirji, K. (1999). Quality of life in the first year after breast cancer surgery: rehabilitation needs and patterns of recovery. Breast Cancer Res Treat, 56(1), 45-57   DOI   ScienceOn
13 Arndt, V., Stegmaier, C., Ziegler, H., & Brenner, H. (2006). A population-based study of the impact of specific symptoms on quality of life in women with breast cancer 1 year after diagnosis. Cancer, 107(10), 2496-2503   DOI   ScienceOn
14 Lee, E. H. (1999). Constuct reliability of the revised Piper fatigue scale in Korean women with breast cancer. J Korean Acad Nurs, 29(3), 485-493   DOI
15 Ahn, S. H. (2000). Personal experience of 1,000 breast cancer surgeries in korea. Cancer Res Treat, 32(1), 68-75
16 Lee, C. O. (1997). Quality of life and breast cancer survivors. Cancer Pract, 5(5), 309-316   PUBMED
17 National Cancer Information Center. (2007). www.ncc.re.kr
18 Weitzner, M. A., Meyers, C. A., Stuebing, K. K., & Saleeba, A. K. (1997). Relationship between quality of life and mood in long-term survivors of breast cancer treated with mastectomy. Support Care Cancer, 5(3), 241-248   DOI
19 Schou, I., Ekeberg, O., & Ruland, C. M. (2005). The mediating role of appraisal and coping in the relationship between optimism-pessimism and quality of life. Psycho oncology, 14(9), 718-727   DOI   ScienceOn
20 Piper, B. F., Dibble, S. L., Dodd, M. J., Weiss, M. C., Slaughter, R. E., & Paul, S. M. (1998). The revised Piper fatigue scale: psychometric evaluation in women with breast cancer. Oncol Nurs Forum, 25(4), 677-684
21 Shin, Y. H. (1996). A study on verification of the profile of mood states for Korean elders. J Korean Acad Nurs, 26(4), 743-758
22 Avis, N. E., Crawford, S., & Manuel, J. (2005). Quality of life among younger women with breast cancer. J Clin Oncol, 23(15) 3322-3330   DOI   ScienceOn
23 Park, Y. M. (2005). A structural model for quality of life in breast cancer patients. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Kyunghee University, Seoul
24 Yen, J. Y., Ko, C. H., Yen, C. F., Yang, M. J., Wu, C. Y., Juan, C. H., & Hou, M. F. (2006). Quality of life, depression, and stress in breast cancer women outpatients receiving active therapy in Taiwan. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 60(2), 147-153   DOI   ScienceOn
25 Hegel, M. T., Moore, C. P., Collins, E. D., Kearing, S., Gillock, K. L., Riggs, R. L., Clay, K. F., & Ahles, T. A. (2006). Distress, psychiatric syndromes, and impairment of function in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer. Cancer, 107(12), 2924-2931   DOI   ScienceOn
26 Byar, K. L., Berger, A. M., Bakken, S. L., & Cetak, M. A. (2006). Impact of adjuvant breast cancer chemotherapy on fatigue, other symptoms, and quality of life. Oncol Nurs Forum, 33(1), E18-26
27 Lehto, U. S., Ojanen, M., & Kellokumpu-Lehtinen, P. (2005). Predictors of quality of life in newly diagnosed melanoma and breast cancer patients. Ann Oncol, 16(5), 805-816   DOI   ScienceOn
28 Horowitz, M., Wilner, N., & Alvarez, W. (1979). Impact of Event Scale: a measure of subjective stress. Psychosom Med, 41(3), 209-218   DOI   PUBMED
29 Jo, K. H., & Son, B. K. (2004) The relationship of uncertainty, hope and quality of life in patients with breast cancer. J Korean Acad Nurs, 34(7), 1184-1193   과학기술학회마을   DOI
30 Markes, M., Brockow, T., & Resch, K. L. (2006). Exercise for women receiving adjuvant therapy for breast cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 18(4), 1-15