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Body image and quality of life correlation after treatment in thai breast cancer patients

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2021

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eng

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1252208

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10.35755/jmedassocthai.2021.S03.00012

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2-s2.0-85116002091

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Bibliographic Citation

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol 104, No.9 (2021), p.S31-S37

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Songtish D., Akranurakkul P. Body image and quality of life correlation after treatment in thai breast cancer patients. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol 104, No.9 (2021), p.S31-S37. doi:10.35755/jmedassocthai.2021.S03.00012 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/3880

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Body image and quality of life correlation after treatment in thai breast cancer patients

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Songtish D.
 Akranurakkul P.

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to identify the correlation between body image (BI) perception and quality of life (QoL) in Thai breast cancer patients. Moreover, we investigated the change of BI and QoL over time in breast cancer patients who underwent mastectomy and breast conserving therapy (BCT). Materials and Methods: Sixty Thai breast cancer patients who diagnosed at least one year at MSMC during July, 2016 to April, 2017 were asked to complete the questionnaires. We collected demographic data and history of breast cancer treatment from medical record. All participants were evaluated about BI and QoL by completed Thai version of body image scale (TBIS), EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ BR-23. The data were assessed at month 0 and 6th. Spearman's rho Correlations and repeated measures ANOVA were used to analyze the relation and change of BI and QoL over time. Results: Thirty patients underwent BCT. Mean age was 54.7 years and 73.3 percent was in early stage breast cancer. Moderate correlation were presented between BI and emotional functioning, and upset by hair loss. BCT group had lower score statistical significant in physical functioning, social functioning and future perspective comparing to mastectomy group. Additionally, patients whose age more than 55 years had better QoL in social functioning and other functional measurements (p-value <0.05) than younger patients. Changing of BI between mastectomy and BCT over 6-month period did not affect by time but time and type of surgery interaction had been found in TBIS score (F (1, 58)=6.79, p=0.012). Global health status in both group were decreased overtime (F (1, 58)=5.84, p=0.019). Conclusion: BI was correlated to QoL in Thai breast cancer patients. Younger patients had lower QoL comparing to older patients. BI perception and QoL had changed over time depend on type of surgery. © JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF THAILAND, 2021.

Subject(s)

Adult
 Anthropometry
 Article
 Body image
 Body Image Scale
 Breast cancer
 Cancer chemotherapy
 Cancer patient
 Cancer radiotherapy
 Cancer recurrence
 Cancer staging
 Cancer surgery
 Cancer therapy
 Demography
 Depression
 Disease free survival
 European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30
 Female
 Health status
 Human
 Longitudinal study
 Major clinical study
 Mastectomy
 Quality of life
 Questionnaire
 Short Form 36
 Social interaction

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