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Quality of Life and its Related Factors Among Iranian Cervical Cancer Survivors

BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the main cause of malignancy-related death among women living in developing countries OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to evaluate the quality of life (QOL) among Iranian cervical cancer survivors and its relationships with demographic and disease related factors. P...

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Autores principales: Torkzahrani, Shahnaz, Rastegari, Leila, Khodakarami, Nahid, Akbarzadeh-Baghian, Alireza, Alizadeh, Kamyab
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kowsar 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3785907/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24083006
http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/ircmj.4410
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author Torkzahrani, Shahnaz
Rastegari, Leila
Khodakarami, Nahid
Akbarzadeh-Baghian, Alireza
Alizadeh, Kamyab
author_facet Torkzahrani, Shahnaz
Rastegari, Leila
Khodakarami, Nahid
Akbarzadeh-Baghian, Alireza
Alizadeh, Kamyab
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description BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the main cause of malignancy-related death among women living in developing countries OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to evaluate the quality of life (QOL) among Iranian cervical cancer survivors and its relationships with demographic and disease related factors. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A descriptive correlational study was carried out on 65 consecutive cervical cancer survivors in three different oncology centers related to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran. The QOL was evaluated using three different standard questionnaires: 1) EORTC QLQ-C30 for patients with malignant tumors; 2) EORTC QLQ-CX24 for cervical cancer patients; and 3) SSQ for assessing the social support. The data was obtained by telephone interviews. The test-retest reliability and internal consistency of the scales were examined. Cronbach's alpha was calculated to assess internal consistency among items. Content validity was assessed to review the scales. RESULTS: Cervical cancer survivors stated a good QOL. However, its score was negatively associated with symptoms including short breathing, lack of appetite, nausea and vomiting, sleep disorders, peripheral neuropathy, and menopausal symptoms. Also, there was a positive association between QOL and economic conditions as well as QOL and social functioning. CONCLUSIONS: Although, the QOL in cervical cancer survivors was good, treatment of related symptoms can influence the QOL and improve the care of these patients.
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spelling pubmed-37859072013-09-30 Quality of Life and its Related Factors Among Iranian Cervical Cancer Survivors Torkzahrani, Shahnaz Rastegari, Leila Khodakarami, Nahid Akbarzadeh-Baghian, Alireza Alizadeh, Kamyab Iran Red Crescent Med J Research Article BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the main cause of malignancy-related death among women living in developing countries OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to evaluate the quality of life (QOL) among Iranian cervical cancer survivors and its relationships with demographic and disease related factors. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A descriptive correlational study was carried out on 65 consecutive cervical cancer survivors in three different oncology centers related to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran. The QOL was evaluated using three different standard questionnaires: 1) EORTC QLQ-C30 for patients with malignant tumors; 2) EORTC QLQ-CX24 for cervical cancer patients; and 3) SSQ for assessing the social support. The data was obtained by telephone interviews. The test-retest reliability and internal consistency of the scales were examined. Cronbach's alpha was calculated to assess internal consistency among items. Content validity was assessed to review the scales. RESULTS: Cervical cancer survivors stated a good QOL. However, its score was negatively associated with symptoms including short breathing, lack of appetite, nausea and vomiting, sleep disorders, peripheral neuropathy, and menopausal symptoms. Also, there was a positive association between QOL and economic conditions as well as QOL and social functioning. CONCLUSIONS: Although, the QOL in cervical cancer survivors was good, treatment of related symptoms can influence the QOL and improve the care of these patients. Kowsar 2013-04-05 2013-04 /pmc/articles/PMC3785907/ /pubmed/24083006 http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/ircmj.4410 Text en Copyright © 2013, Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Rastegari, Leila
Khodakarami, Nahid
Akbarzadeh-Baghian, Alireza
Alizadeh, Kamyab
Quality of Life and its Related Factors Among Iranian Cervical Cancer Survivors
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title_fullStr Quality of Life and its Related Factors Among Iranian Cervical Cancer Survivors
title_full_unstemmed Quality of Life and its Related Factors Among Iranian Cervical Cancer Survivors
title_short Quality of Life and its Related Factors Among Iranian Cervical Cancer Survivors
title_sort quality of life and its related factors among iranian cervical cancer survivors
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3785907/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24083006
http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/ircmj.4410
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