Quality of life related to health and comorbidity in mastectomized patients
This study aimed to assess the association between comorbidities and quality of life of mastectomized women. This cross-sectional study was carried out with 48 women, with an average age of 58.2 years and 55.4 months after the surgery. There was a support group (n=16) and a control group (n=32) from...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal do Ceará
2011-08-01
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| Series: | Rev Rene |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4347 |
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| Summary: | This study aimed to assess the association between comorbidities and quality of life of mastectomized women. This cross-sectional study was carried out with 48 women, with an average age of 58.2 years and 55.4 months after the surgery. There was a support group (n=16) and a control group (n=32) from a hormone therapy outpatient clinic of a reference hospital in Fortaleza/Brazil. It was the Medical Outcomes Study Questionaire 36 — Item Short Form Survey (SF-36). The groups differed from each other with regard to comorbidities: 68.8% in the study group and 31.2% in the control group (p=0,029). Considering both groups, we could evidence the worst scores related to the dimension Role Limitations due to Physical Health Problems (p=0,143), and the best scores related to the dimension Social Functioning (p=0.272). The combination of three comorbidities have determined a lower level of QoL on the dimensions Physical Functioning (p=0.463), Bodily Pain (p=0.869), and General Health (p=0.138). |
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| ISSN: | 1517-3852 2175-6783 |