ReviewCancers2020
Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer in the Middle East: A Systematic Review.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Psychosocial factors associated with quality of life in cancer patients undergoing treatment: an umbrella review.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2025Pooled it
- Global quality of life and mortality risk in patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of quality of life on mortality risk in patients with esophageal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society · 2024Pooled it
- Analysis of Risk Factors Associated With Poor Outcome in Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome After Treatment in Children: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness of the socioecological informed contextual treatment summary and care plan (TSSCP-P, Brazil) for breast cancer survivors: a randomized, controlled study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Trial
- Baseline Quality of Life and Its Predictors among Jordanian Women with Breast Cancer: Findings from an Ongoing Randomized Controlled Trial.European journal of breast health · 2026Article
- Longitudinal changes in health-related quality of life after a breast cancer diagnosis in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from the prospective ABC-DO cohort.International journal of cancer · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the Quality of Life of Women with Breast Cancer in Morocco.Annals of African medicine · 2026Article
- Predicting health-related quality of life two years post-diagnosis across seven cancer types: using machine learning to identify vulnerable patients.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Health-related quality of life in cancer survivors aged 65 and older: impact of diagnosis and treatment and perceived decline associated with aging.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- A Mediating Effect of Psychological Distress in the Relationship Between Performance Status and Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients with Female Cancer.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Unveiling Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) and Sociodemographic Factors Predicting HRQOL among Cancer Patients in Eastern India: A Community-based Cross-Sectional Study.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Article
- Amyopathic Dermatomyositis in a Patient With Breast Cancer in Remission: A Case Report and a Systematic Review of the Literature.Case reports in dermatological medicine · 2025Article
- Quality of Life and Its Associated Factors Among Breast Cancer Women in Iraq: A Cross-Sectional Study.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life and Associated Comorbidities in Community-Dwelling Women with Breast Cancer.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life Among Breast Cancer Survivors in Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Article
- Quality-of-life among women with breast cancer: application of the international classification of functioning, disability and health model.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- The Role of Resilience in the Relationship between Sociodemographic, Clinical Characteristics, and Social Support among Breast Cancer Patients in Serbia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Association of Cytidine Deaminase Polymorphism with Capecitabine Effectiveness in Breast Cancer Patients.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of the present systematic review was to identify the factors that potentially influence health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in women with breast cancer (BC) in the Middle East.
methodsA systematic search of the PubMed, Ovid Medline, Cochrane, Embase, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Scopus, and Ebscohost databases was conducted to identify all relevant articles published in peer-reviewed journals up to April 2018. The keywords were "Health related quality of life", "Breast Cancer", and "Middle East countries". The Newcastle-Ottawa (NOS) scale was used to evaluate the methodological quality of the included studies. Due to the methodological heterogeneity of the identified studies, no statistical pooling of the individual effect estimates was carried out; instead, the results were summarized descriptively.
resultsA total of 5668 articles were screened and 33 studies were retained. The vast majority of these studies were cross-sectional and only two were longitudinal prospective studies. Concerning the methodological quality, only 39% were of high quality. Our comprehensive literature review identified several modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors associated with HRQoL, including sociodemographic, clinical, and treatment-related factors as well as behavioral and psychosocial factors.
conclusionThis study has many implications for clinical practice and may provide a framework for establishing policy interventions to improve HRQoL among women with BC. Healthcare systems in the Middle East are encouraged to develop interventional programs targeting modifiable factors, particularly socio-demographic, behavioral, and psychosocial factors.
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