Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients

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dc.contributor.authorSuphakan Techapongsatornen_US
dc.contributor.authorSupada Techapongsatornen_US
dc.contributor.authorWisit Kasetsermviriyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSatit Srimantayamasen_US
dc.contributor.authorVasin Chotivanichen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-22T09:11:16Z
dc.date.available2011-02-22T09:11:16Z
dc.date.created2010-01-13en_US
dc.date.issued2010-01-13en_US
dc.description.abstractAbstract Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients Suphakan   Techapongsatorn          MD, FICS* Supada       Techapongsatorn           MD** Wisit           Kasetsermviriya            MD* Satit           Srimantayamas              MD* Vasin          Chotivanich                      MD* *Department of Surgery, BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital **Department of Preventive Medicine, BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital Objectives: To study the quality of life in patients with stage 1-3 breast cancer and affecting factors in BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital. Study design: Descriptive study. Subjects: One hundred and five patients with stage 1-3 breast cancer attending breast cancer clinic, BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital during December 2004 to November 2005 were enrolled. Methods: Quality of life was assessed by using self-administered questionnaire (WHOQOL- BREF, Thai version). The socioeconomic and status of treatment were collected and analyzed. Main outcome measures: Quality of life score and affecting factors. Results: The mean quality of life score were 87.8 ± 8.6 with classified to medium level. The incomes and educational status affected with the quality of life score significantly (p-value \< 0.05). Conclusion: The quality of life in breast cancer patient stage 1-3 was in medium level. Incomes and educational status were the affecting factors to the quality of life. Vajira Med J 2007 ; 51 : 33 - 40en_US
dc.identifier.citationVajira Medical Journal; Vol. 51 No. 1 January - April 2007; 33-40en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/133167
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherVajira Medical Journalen_US
dc.rightsFaculty of Medicine, Vajira Hospital, University of Bangkok Metropolis, Bangkok, Thailanden_US
dc.source.urihttps://thailand.digitaljournals.org/index.php/VMJ/issue/archiveen_US
dc.source.urihttps://thailand.digitaljournals.org/index.php/VMJ/article/view/668en_US
dc.titleQuality of Life in Breast Cancer Patientsen_US
dc.typeOriginal Articlesen_US
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