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Quality of Life and Psychological Well-Being of Breast Cancer Survivors in Jordan
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  • Quality of Life and Psychological Well-Being of Breast Cancer Survivors in Jordan
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Abu-Helalah. Munir,Al-Hanaqta. Motasem,Alshraideh. Hussam,Abdulbaqi. Nada,Hijazeen. Jameel
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Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP
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2014년|15권 14호|pp.5927-5936 (10 pages)
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이 논문은 한국과학기술정보연구원과 논문 연계를 통해 무료로 제공되는 원문입니다.
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Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Jordanians. Breast cancer patients suffer from several negative consequences after treatment and these include pain, fatigue, sexual problems, appearance and body image concerns, with psychological dysfunction. This could affect the patient quality of life and psychological well-being. To the best of our knowledge, there is no published quantitative data on the quality of life and psychological well-being of breast cancer patients in Jordan. The objective of this study was to obtain such data and assess predictors with calculated scores. Methods: In this cross-sectional study conducted among breast cancer patients in Jordan diagnosed in 2009 and 2010, assessment was performed using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30), the Breast Module (QLQ-BR23) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Clinical, demographic and psychosocial indicators that could predict patient quality of life scores were collected. Results: The number of patients interviewed was 236 (mean age=$50.7{pm}10.7$ years). The mean Global Health score for the QLQ-C30 was $63.7{pm}20.2$ SD. Among functional scales, "social functioning" scored the highest ($mean=78.1{pm}28.6$ SD), whereas "emotional functioning" scored the lowest ($mean=59.0{pm}SD;33.5$). For the QLQ-BR23, the worst scores within the functional scales were for "body image" ($mean=52.1{pm}36.8$ SD) and "future perspective" ($mean=52.9{pm}38.5$ SD). The worst symptom was "upset by hair loss" ($mean=69.8{pm}43.0$). The mean HADS scores was $18.{pm}9.0$ SD. Out of study participants, 53% scored abnormal on the anxiety scale and 45% on the depression scale. Severe depression and severe anxiety were detected among 8% and 14% of study participants, respectively. Statistically significant predictors for individual scores were similar to those reported in published studies, such as the presence of recurrence since baseline, family history of cancer, low educational status, current social problems, extent of the disease, presence of financial difficulties, and employment status. Conclusions and Recommendations: Breast cancer survivors in Jordan have overall good quality of life scores when compared with patients from Western countries. However, their psychological wellbeing is more impaired. There is an urgent need for psychosocial support programs and psychological screening and consultation for breast cancer patients at hospitals of the Ministry of Health in Jordan.