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ArticlePuerto Rico health sciences journal2018

The Health related Quality of Life of Puerto Ricans during Cancer Treatments; A Pilot Study.

Velda J Gonzalez, Susan McMillan, Elsa Pedro, Maribel Tirado-Gomez, Leorey N Saligan

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Article in Puerto Rico health sciences journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors.

Velda J GonzalezPostdoctoral Fellow, College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Susan McMillanDistinguished Professor and Thompson Professor of Oncology Nursing and Quality of Life at the University of South Florida College of Nursing, FL.
Elsa PedroAssistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus, San Juan, PR.
Maribel Tirado-GomezAssistant Professor, Department of Hematology Oncology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus, San Juan, PR.
Leorey N SaliganTenure-Track Investigator, Chief, Symptoms Biology Unit, NINR/NIH.

Funding

UPR/MDACC Partnership for Excellence in Cancer Research(Parent Grant U54 CA096297)U54CA096297 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MED SCIENCES · PI Ilka C Rios · 2002 to 2026
$36.9M
UPR/MDACC Partnership for Excellence in Cancer Research (Luis Segarra supplement)U54CA096300 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Larkin Strong · 2002 to 2026
$23.8M
TECHNOLOGIES AND RESOURCES FOR CORE LABORATORIESU54MD007587 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MED SCIENCES · PI LUCIANO, CARLOS A., WOJNA, VALERIE · 2012 to 2018
$23.2M
Fatigue and the Gut Microbiome of Patients Receiving Chemoradiotherapy for Rectal CancerF32NR016618 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI GONZALEZ-MERCADO, VELDA JANET · 2017 to 2019
$180k
NCI NIH HHS U54 CA096297NCI NIH HHS U54 CA096300NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD007587NINR NIH HHS F32 NR016618
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo examine the health related quality of life (HRQOL) experienced by 79 Puerto Rican adults during cancer treatments.

methodsThis study used a descriptive, cross-sectional design. Participants completed a demographics form and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General QOL questionnaire (FACT-G). Descriptive statistics were generated.

resultsParticipants were ages 28-78; most of the participants had breast (38.0%), prostate (14.0%) and cervical and ovarian cancers (10.1%) treated with chemotherapy (45.6%). The participants had a mean total score on the FACT-G of 75.2 (SD = 18.9). As a group, the functional well-being was the most affected (mean 17.2, SD 6.8), and the Social/Familial was the least affected (mean 20.7, SD 6.0).

conclusionCancer is the leading cause of death in the island of Puerto Rico. Female Puerto Rican cancer patients in this study sample had increased risk for experiencing worse: overall HRQOL, physical well-being and emotional well-being compared to males. Given that the Hispanic oncology population does not always report symptoms, risking under-assessment and under management, this suggests there may be a greater need for HRQOL surveillance for this population.

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Quality of LifeAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsPilot ProjectsPuerto RicoSelf ReportCancer TreatmentsHealth Related Quality of LifePuerto Ricans

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PMCPMC5863575

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