Naslov
Health-related quality of life in breast cancer patients: review of reviews from 2008 to 2018

Autori
Mokhatri-Hesari, Parisa ; Montazeri, Ali

Izvornik
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (1477-7525) 18 (2020), 1; 338, 25

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Overview, Breast cancer, Quality of life, Review of reviews, Patient-reported outcome

Sažetak
Background: Breast cancer still is a topic. This overview of the literature aimed to update the current knowledge on quality of life in breast cancer patients. Methods: A review of literature in MEDLINE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Google Scholar were carried out to identify review papers on health-related quality of life in breast cancer during the 2008 to 2018. All publications were screened using the PRISMA guideline. The methodological quality of reviews was assessed using the AMSTAR. The fndings were summarized and tabulated accordingly. Results: Within over a decade, a total of 974 review papers were identifed which according to the study selection criteria fnally we have evaluated 82 reviews. Of these about 85% had a reasonable methodological quality. The fnd‑ ings were mainly summarized on several headings including instruments used to measure quality of life, treatment, supportive care, psychological distress, and symptoms. Questionnaires had a good performance to quantify quality of life in breast cancer patients. Most reviews were focused on the impact of treatment including endocrine therapy as well as integrating complementary and alternative medicine into the current practice. According to the reviews, yoga was the most recommended exercise to improve quality of life in breast cancer patients. Conclusion: Overall, the fndings from this overview indicated that quality of life in breast cancer patients enhanced during the last decade. Several simple but efective interventions such as physical activity and psychosocial interven‑ tions proved to be efective in improving quality of life in this population. However, management of symptoms such as pain, and lymphedema, issues related to worry, sexual function especially for young patients, and the future out‑ looks all are among topics that deserve further consideration. Also, this overview indicated that methodological issues in measuring quality of life in breast cancer patients improved greatly, but still there is a long way to go to understand what really matter to patients

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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