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ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2020

Quality of Life in Patients with Gynecological Cancers: A Web-Based Study.

Elham Shirali, Fariba Yarandi, Marjan Ghaemi, Ali Montazeri

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Article in Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Effectiveness of psychoeducation intervention among women with gynecological cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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  7. The relationship between mobile health app use, eHealth literacy, and psychological well-being in women with gynecological cancer: a descriptive correlational study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  18. Evaluation of supportive care needs, sexuality and quality of life in phase 1 trials: a prospective monocentric study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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  19. Roles of Antimicrobial Peptides in Gynecological Cancers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Elham ShiraliYas Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fariba YarandiYas Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Marjan GhaemiKamali Hospital, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
Ali MontazeriHealth Metric Research Center, Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-5198-9539
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRAcademic Center for Education, Culture and Research · IRAlborz University of Medical Sciences

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionGynecological cancers are common in adult women. One of the most important goals in the management of these patients is to improve quality of life, along with survival as a traditional outcome. The aim of this study was to evaluate quality of life in gynecological cancers in Iran.

methodsThis cross-sectional study was performed on a sample of patients with gynecological cancers including uterine, ovarian, cervical, and vulvovaginal attending a teaching hospital affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences between 2014 and 2019. The data was collected by a web-based platform with validated self-administered questionnaires including demographic information, the EORTC QLQ-C30 and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HADS). The data were analyzed using appropriate tests.

resultsIn all 251 patients were studied. The mean age of patients was 52.8±12.4 years and 43% had uterine, 30% had ovarian, 25% had cervical, and 2% had vulvovaginal cancer. The mean global quality of life score as measured by the EORTC QLQ-C30 was 59.8 ± 24.9. Women with ovarian cancer had the highest and women with cervical cancer had the lowest global quality of life score. There were significant differences in emotional, cognitive and global quality of life by cancer diagnosis (p <0.05). Although not significant, overall physical, role, cognitive and social functioning was found to be better in women who had been treated with surgery. The mean anxiety and depression score were 8.7± 5.0 and 7.1 ± 5.2, respectively.

conclusionThe results demonstrated that patients with gynecological cancers had a low quality of life, and experience higher anxiety and depression.<br />.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overCombined Modality TherapyCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGenital Neoplasms, FemaleHumansInternetMiddle AgedPrognosisQuality of Lifegynecological cancerQuality of LifeWomen’s health, EORTC QLQ-C30, HADS

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