Self-perceived health status of Irish breast cancer survivors.
Ir J Med Sci
; 170(1): 14-7, 2001.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
There is a paucity of data on the health status of breast cancer survivors.AIMS:
To measure the self-perceived health status of a cohort of breast cancer survivors by means of the SF-36 questionnaire.METHODS:
The questionnaire was administered to 120 survey participants. Findings were compared with those of an external comparison group.RESULTS:
The health status of the survey participants was found to be significantly better than that of the comparison group on four of the eight SF-36 dimensions--social functioning, mental health, vitality and general health perceptions.CONCLUSIONS:
The self-perceived health status of breast cancer survivors merits further research in the Irish context. Inclusion of the SF-36 questionnaire as an outcome measure is recommended.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Mama
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Nível de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Patient_preference
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ir J Med Sci
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article