TY - JOUR
T1 - Quality of life in Taiwanese breast cancer survivors with breast-conserving therapy
AU - Huang, Chi Cheng
AU - Lien, Heng Hui
AU - Tu, Shih Hsin
AU - Huang, Ching Shui
AU - Jeng, Jaan Yeh
AU - Chao, Hui Lin
AU - Sun, Hsiao Lun
AU - Chie, Wei Chu
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by the National Science Council, Taiwan (Grant no: NSC94-2314-B-002-098 and NSC95-2314-B-002-266-MY2) and the Cathay Medical Center research grant CMRI-9416.
PY - 2010/7
Y1 - 2010/7
N2 - Background/Purpose: Breast cancer is the most common female malignancy in Taiwan; however, quality of life (QOL) following breast cancer therapy remains rarely studied. The aim of the present study was to evaluate QOL among Taiwanese breast cancer patients with and without breast-conserving therapy. Methods: A total of 130 women with breast cancer (37 with breast-conserving therapy and 93 with modified radical mastectomy) were enrolled between August, 2004 and December, 2007 in a single center. Patients who underwent breast-conserving therapy were younger, less likely to be married, had a higher educational level, and were at an earlier clinical stage than those who underwent modified radical mastectomy. The traditional Chinese version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23 questionnaires were used as measuring instruments. Structural equation modeling with mean structural analysis, which evaluates configuration invariance and compares groups for latent functional/symptomatic factors, was constructed using a multi-indicators approach. Results: Patients with breast-conserving therapy reported worse global QOL status and role function scores and higher symptomatic scores for fatigue, pain, dyspnea, insomnia, appetite loss, breast and arm problem subscales than those without conserving therapy. In addition, age, marital status, hormone manipulation and postoperative adjuvant therapy were significant confounders for QOL. Measurement invariance was ascertained and the same QOL construct could be applied to Taiwanese subjects with and without breast-conserving therapy. Conclusion: Our study suggests that breast-conserving therapy might be associated with worse perceived QOL for Taiwanese breast cancer survivors.
AB - Background/Purpose: Breast cancer is the most common female malignancy in Taiwan; however, quality of life (QOL) following breast cancer therapy remains rarely studied. The aim of the present study was to evaluate QOL among Taiwanese breast cancer patients with and without breast-conserving therapy. Methods: A total of 130 women with breast cancer (37 with breast-conserving therapy and 93 with modified radical mastectomy) were enrolled between August, 2004 and December, 2007 in a single center. Patients who underwent breast-conserving therapy were younger, less likely to be married, had a higher educational level, and were at an earlier clinical stage than those who underwent modified radical mastectomy. The traditional Chinese version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23 questionnaires were used as measuring instruments. Structural equation modeling with mean structural analysis, which evaluates configuration invariance and compares groups for latent functional/symptomatic factors, was constructed using a multi-indicators approach. Results: Patients with breast-conserving therapy reported worse global QOL status and role function scores and higher symptomatic scores for fatigue, pain, dyspnea, insomnia, appetite loss, breast and arm problem subscales than those without conserving therapy. In addition, age, marital status, hormone manipulation and postoperative adjuvant therapy were significant confounders for QOL. Measurement invariance was ascertained and the same QOL construct could be applied to Taiwanese subjects with and without breast-conserving therapy. Conclusion: Our study suggests that breast-conserving therapy might be associated with worse perceived QOL for Taiwanese breast cancer survivors.
KW - Breast-conserving therapy
KW - EORTC QLQ-BR23
KW - EORTC QLQ-C30
KW - Quality of life
KW - Structural equation modeling
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U2 - 10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60083-6
DO - 10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60083-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 20654788
AN - SCOPUS:77955474696
SN - 0929-6646
VL - 109
SP - 493
EP - 502
JO - Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
JF - Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
IS - 7
ER -