Purpose The objective of this study was to describe the evolution of health-related quality of
life (HRQOL) in a cohort of breast cancer patients over 1 year after surgery and to analyse …

Prospective longitudinal health-related quality of life (QOL) data from 161 women newly
diagnosed with breast cancer were compared to age-adjusted mean QOL scores from a …

Background Being diagnosed with breast cancer is a very stressful event that has a
profound impact on multiple aspects of a patient's daily life. Little is known about the quality …

Objective: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the
factors affecting quality of life (QOL) in breast cancer patients. Methods: We collected data …

patient's unique needs requires nurses and patients to have a similar understanding of a
patients' QoL. This study aimed to identify:(a) the level of agreement between patients and …

Few studies have investigated the influence of optimism–pessimism in breast cancer
survivors. This study used a retrospective design with 268 adult women who completed the …

Background: The purpose of this study was to clarify the structural relationship of quality of
life (QOL) in survivors of breast cancer, including difficulty in daily life and negative …

Aim The relation of anxiety and depression levels with characteristics of coping with the
disease and quality of life were evaluated in women under follow-up for breast cancer …

Few studies have assessed quality of life (QOL) of women diagnosed with breast cancer
within the first few weeks of their initial diagnosis. We describe QOL among 950 women …

The objective of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the Iranian version of the
European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Breast Cancer …