Health-related quality of life of premenopausal young breast cancer survivors undergoing endocrine therapy

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PURPOSE: The incidence of breast cancer in premenopausal women in South Korea is higher compared to the West. This study aimed to identify factors associated with the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among survivors with premenopausal young breast cancer undergoing endocrine therapy by examining the effects of menopausal symptoms, social support, and resilience on HRQoL.

METHODS: Cross-sectional study was used to select survivors with breast cancer undergoing endocrine therapy. The study instruments used included a basic information questionnaire, Menopause Rating Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and Health-Related Quality of Life Instrument with 8 items. Researchers utilized independent t-tests, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple linear regression to analyze the data. The data were collected from August to September 2021, and the questionnaire was administered via a link posted on a bulletin board of an online breast cancer survivors community. Finally, 133 questionnaires were included in the final analysis.

RESULTS: Among 150 participants, 133 completed the questionnaires. HRQoL was higher in the groups with a monthly income of ≥5 million KRW (β = 0.231, p = .011), fewer menopausal symptoms (β = -0.399, p < .001), and higher social support (β = 0.170, p = .038), and lower in the group receiving endocrine therapy and OFS (β = -0.192, p = .010). The explanatory power for HRQoL of premenopausal young breast cancer survivors undergoing endocrine therapy was 38.3% (F = 10.634, p < .001).

CONCLUSION: Breast cancer survivors should be supported to participate in economic activity, utilize rehabilitation and intervention programs to alleviate menopausal symptoms, and benefit from a social support network formed by the hospital, community, and government.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:68

Enthalten in:

European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society - 68(2024) vom: 19. Feb., Seite 102496

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Kyungmi [VerfasserIn]
Jun, Hye Suk [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Breast cancer
Endocrine therapy
Health related quality of life
Journal Article
Menopausal symptoms
Resilience
Social support

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Date Completed 19.02.2024

Date Revised 19.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ejon.2023.102496

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366854941