J Masià1,2, Á Merchán-Galvis3,4, K Salas4, C Requeijo4, E Cánovas4, M J Quintana4,5, X Bonfill6,7,8. 1. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain. 2. Servicio de Cirugía Plástica y Reparadora, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, IIB Sant Pau, 08025, Barcelona, Spain. 3. Universidad del Cauca, 190002, Popayán, Colombia. 4. Centro Cochrane Iberoamericano, Servicio de Epidemiología Clínica y Salud Pública, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167, Pabellón 18 (D-13), 08025, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain. 5. CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, CIBERESP, 08025, Barcelona, Spain. 6. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain. xbonfill@santpau.cat. 7. Centro Cochrane Iberoamericano, Servicio de Epidemiología Clínica y Salud Pública, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167, Pabellón 18 (D-13), 08025, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain. xbonfill@santpau.cat. 8. CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, CIBERESP, 08025, Barcelona, Spain. xbonfill@santpau.cat.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The increase in breast cancer survival poses a challenge for patients to be able to rejoin their professional and social life in very similar conditions to those before diagnosis. The aim of this study is to assess short- and medium-term social, economic and professional impact of BC among women diagnosed with it. METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive study using QLQ-C30, QLQ-BR23, and MOS-SSS instruments and a semi-structured interview in women diagnosed in years 2011, 2014, and 2016 in Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau in Barcelona (Spain). RESULTS: 175 patients were included with a mean age of 55. About 62.8% were married or coupled, 76% were living with their family unit, and 52.6% denied changes in their living situation. The mean Support Global Index was 74.7% and 78.8% before and after diagnosis, respectively. The mean global quality of life (QOL) was 67.3%, outstanding insomnia as the main symptom (X > 30%) and sexual function as the most affected dimension. At the moment of diagnosis, two-thirds of patients were working. After diagnosis, 87.5% stopped working, 39.4% were off work for 7-12 months, and only 50% returned to work. Multivariate analysis identified working as the most associated variable with a good QOL. CONCLUSIONS: QOL among women diagnosed with breast cancer is quite high and stable. Nevertheless, there are some very relevant aspects to QOL that need to be considered whilst caring for patients with BC to achieve rehabilitation as complete and comprehensive as possible.
INTRODUCTION: The increase in breast cancer survival poses a challenge for patients to be able to rejoin their professional and social life in very similar conditions to those before diagnosis. The aim of this study is to assess short- and medium-term social, economic and professional impact of BC among women diagnosed with it. METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive study using QLQ-C30, QLQ-BR23, and MOS-SSS instruments and a semi-structured interview in women diagnosed in years 2011, 2014, and 2016 in Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau in Barcelona (Spain). RESULTS: 175 patients were included with a mean age of 55. About 62.8% were married or coupled, 76% were living with their family unit, and 52.6% denied changes in their living situation. The mean Support Global Index was 74.7% and 78.8% before and after diagnosis, respectively. The mean global quality of life (QOL) was 67.3%, outstanding insomnia as the main symptom (X > 30%) and sexual function as the most affected dimension. At the moment of diagnosis, two-thirds of patients were working. After diagnosis, 87.5% stopped working, 39.4% were off work for 7-12 months, and only 50% returned to work. Multivariate analysis identified working as the most associated variable with a good QOL. CONCLUSIONS: QOL among women diagnosed with breast cancer is quite high and stable. Nevertheless, there are some very relevant aspects to QOL that need to be considered whilst caring for patients with BC to achieve rehabilitation as complete and comprehensive as possible.
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Breast neoplasms; Quality of life; Social support; Socioeconomic analysis
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