Trial reportEuropean journal of cancer care2013
Quality of life among advanced breast cancer patients with and without distant metastasis.
Trial report in European journal of cancer care, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Patient-Reported Physical Function Measures in Cancer Clinical Trials.Epidemiologic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Chemotherapy interruptions in relation to symptom severity in advanced breast cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2015Trial
- Health-state utility of patients with HER2-positive breast cancer in Vietnam: A multicenter cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Psychosocial Aspects of Living Long Term with Advanced Cancer and Ongoing Systemic Treatment: A Scoping Review.Cancers · 2022Article
- Perceived quality of life and life style modification of cancer patients undergoing varied treatments in a tertiary health institution, Ekiti State, Nigeria.The Pan African medical journal · 2021Article
- Health-related quality of life and work productivity in UK patients with HER2-positive breast cancer: a cross-sectional study evaluating the relationships between disease and treatment stage.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2020Article
- Quality of Life of Cancer Patients Treated with Chemotherapy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Quality of life of women with breast cancer undergoing treatment and follow-up at King Salman Armed Forces Hospital in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press) · 2019Article
- Massage Therapy in Outpatient Cancer Care: A Metropolitan Area Analysis.Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine · 2017Article
- Association between poor clinical prognosis and sleep duration among breast cancer patients.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2017Article
- What Factors are Associated With Quality Of Life, Pain Interference, Anxiety, and Depression in Patients With Metastatic Bone Disease?Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2017Article
- The predictors of poor quality of life in a sample of Saudi women with breast cancer.Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press) · 2017Article
- Spiritual well-being among outpatients with cancer receiving concurrent oncologic and palliative care.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2015Article
- Assessment of the Quality of Life in Turkish Breast Cancer Patients.The journal of breast health · 2014Article
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- Quality of Life among Cancer Patients.Indian journal of palliative careArticle
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Abstract
This study presents the results of a secondary analysis of data collected during a trial of reflexology that aimed to improve health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among women with advanced breast cancer in treatment. A comparison of HRQOL (functioning, symptoms, spirituality) of those with (n = 298) and without (n = 87) distant metastasis is presented. Following the intake interview, 385 women were randomised to reflexology, lay foot manipulation or conventional care control, and were interviewed again at weeks 5 and 11. Those with distant metastasis were older, had fewer comorbid conditions, and a smaller proportion were employed. Longitudinal analysis of HRQOL at intake, 5 and 11 weeks revealed that those with distant metastasis had lower functioning and more pain; however, no differences were found on fatigue, nausea, shortness of breath, sleep quality, anxiety, depressive symptoms or spirituality. Despite advanced disease, 56% of all women in this study were below the clinical screening cut-off for depressive symptoms. These findings may indicate that patients with advanced breast cancer have adapted emotionally and spiritually; however, the management of physical symptoms remains a priority.
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