Correlation between Supportive Care Need and Quality of Life in Patients with Breast Cancer Accepting Chemo-therapy

VernacularTitle:乳腺癌术后患者化疗期支持性照顾需求与生活质量的相关性
Author: Yingjie CAI ; Ran GAO ; Tieying SHI ; Chunli SONG ; Yanjiao LI ; Tongtong JIANG
Keywords: breast cancer; supportive care need; quality of life; correlation
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2017;23(9):997-1000
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To observe the level of supportive care need and quality of life in patients postoperation for breast cancer and ac-cepting chemotherapy, and the relationship between them. Methods From September, 2015 to June, 2016, 235 patients with breast cancer af-ter surgery were conveniently sampled, and investigated with the general situation questionnaire, Supportive Care Need Survey Short-form (SCNS-SF34) and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast (FACT-B). Results A total of 230 patients were analyzed. Patients self-reported to need supportive care in all dimensions of SCNS-SF34, and the most frequency was in the health information (31.30％). The score of FACT-B was (93.25±23.53), that needed further improvement. The needs of supportive care in each dimension negatively correlat-ed with the scores of FACT-B in the dimensions (|r|>0.168, P<0.05) except society/family and function. Conclusion The patients with breast cancer need variety of supportive care, which may impact their quality of life.