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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2021

Self-perceived burden and influencing factors in patients with cervical cancer administered with radiotherapy.

Ting Luo, Rong-Zhi Xie, Yan-Xia Huang, Xiao-Hua Gong, Hui-Ying Qin, Yi-Xiao Wu

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ting LuoCancer Center, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai 519000, Guangdong Province, China.
Rong-Zhi XieCancer Center, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai 519000, Guangdong Province, China.
Yan-Xia HuangCardiovascular Disease Center, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai 519000, Guangdong Province, China.
Xiao-Hua GongCancer Center, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai 519000, Guangdong Province, China.
Hui-Ying QinNursing Department, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong Province, China. qinhy@sysucc.org.cn.
Yi-Xiao WuPower Operation Department, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai 519000, Guangdong Province, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCervical cancer is the fourth commonest malignancy in women around the world. It represents the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in South East Asian women, and an important cancer death cause in women of developing nations. Data collected in 2018 revealed 5690000 cervical cancer cases worldwide, 85% of which occurred in developing countries.

aimTo assess self-perceived burden (SPB) and related influencing factors in cervical cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy.

methodsPatients were prospectively included by convenient sampling at The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, China between March 2018 and March 2019. The survey was completed using a self-designed general information questionnaire, the SPB scale for cancer patients, and the self-care self-efficacy scale, Strategies Used by People to Promote Health, which were delivered to patients with cervical cancer undergoing radiotherapy. Measurement data are expressed as the mean ± SD. Enumeration data are expressed as frequencies or percentages. Caregivers were the spouse, offspring, and other in 46.4, 40.9, and 12.7%, respectively, and the majority were male (59.1%). As for pathological type, 90 and 20 cases had squamous and adenocarcinoma/adenosquamous carcinomas, respectively. Stage IV disease was found in 12 (10.9%) patients.

resultsA total of 115 questionnaires were released, and five patients were excluded for too long evaluation time (

conclusionPatients with cervical cancer undergoing radiotherapy often have SPB. Self-care self-efficacy scale, place of residence, monthly family income, payment method, and radiation dermatitis and proctitis are factors independently influencing SPB.

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Cervical cancerInfluencing factorsProspective researchRadiotherapySelf-perceived burden

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