Impact of environmental factors on quality of life in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2012.15.144
- VernacularTitle:环境因素对乳腺癌化疗患者生命质量的影响
- Author:
Haiping ZHAO
;
Yanjun ZHANG
;
Wenjing YU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Breast cancer;
Chemotherapy;
Quality of life;
Environmental factor
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2012;28(15):58-60
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo identify the status of quality of life in breast cancer patients and explore the impact of environmental factors on quality of life in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. MethodsTotally 201 primary breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy after surgery were investigated.Self-developed demographic and clinical character investigation questionnaire,WHO Disability Assessment Schedule Ⅱ(WHODAS Ⅱ),and environmental factors in International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health(ICF)core sets for breast cancer patients were adopted to collect relevant data. ResultsBreast cancer patients had different levels of difficulties on each domain of WHODAS Ⅱ.Multiple stepwise regression analysis demonstrated that“material and emotional support and interrelationship with friends”, “social security service,system and policies” and“social norms,practices and ideologies” were factors influencing quality of life of breast cancer patients. ConclusionsIn addition to the strengthen of rehabilitation exercise training,nurses should advocate more services from society through policy making,prompt public awareness and scientific cognition,as well as construct effective nursing interventions to help enlarge social support resources and improve social support level.
