Factores asociados a la calidad de vida en mujeres con cáncer de mama. Medellín 2013

Introduction: Breast cancer is a public health problem that generates various factors and fee­lings which affect the quality of life. Objective: to evaluate factors associated with quality of life in breast cancer patients. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study involving 82 patients. Quality of life was calculated with WHQOL-BREF and the associated factors were determined using a binary logistic regression model. Results: 73.1% rated quality of life at least as good. The physical sphere was the most affected (65.1 ± 15.9), while the environment was the least affected (78.2 ± 14.2). The variables that explain the deterioration of the quality of life were: age <50 years, diagnosis of advanced cancer upon admission to the benefit plan management (EAPB), while protective variables were satisfaction with the service and hormonal therapy. Conclusion: it becomes necessary to emphasize and to create a better satisfaction with the service in women under fifty and those who were admitted to the program with an advanced diagnosis.

• Autores: Pineda-Higuita, Sonia Elena; Andrade-Mosquera, Sandra Milena; Montoya-Jaramillo, Yaneth Marcela
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2017
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
• Repositorio: Repositorio Universidad Javeriana
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.javeriana.edu.co:10554/25457
• Acceso en línea: http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/gerepolsal/article/view/19898; http://hdl.handle.net/10554/25457
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 Internacional