32 research outputs found
Effect of maternal exercises on biophysical fetal and maternal parameters: a transversal study
Failure to define low back pain as a disease or an episode renders research on causality unsuitable: results of a systematic review
Rehabilitation outcome following war-related below-knee amputation in Kosovo: observational retrospective study
Rehabilitation of children after elbow injuries
No Abstract. Nigerian Journal of Medicine Vol. 16 (2) 2007: pp.138-14
Resolution of chronic lower back pain symptoms through high-intensity therapeutic exercise and motor imagery program: a case-report
Assessment of age-related influences on the quality of life of breast cancer patients before and after surgical treatment
© 2020 Inst. Sci. inf., Univ. Defence in Belgrade. All rights reserved. Background/Aim. Breast cancer comprises about 25% of all female cancers, and its incidence is increasing. New diagnostic procedures and therapeutic modalities have increased treatment success rates as well as patient survival. The goal of contemporary treatment is not only patient survival, but also a better quality of life (QoL). The objective of this study was to assess the effect of age at diagnosis on the QoL of patients with breast cancer before and after surgery. Methods. We analyzed QoL in 170 female patients (43 patients < 50 and 127 patients ≥ 50 years) diagnosed with breast cancer (I and II stage) a month before and after surgical treatment, using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC QLQ-C30) questionnaire and specific version for breast cancer patients (EORTC QLQ-BR23). Results. The QLQ-C30 questionnaire showed that surgical treatment significantly decreased all domains of the patients' QoL in both age groups. Agerelated differences were present in sexual functioning and pleasure independently of surgical treatment, with higher scores in the group of younger women. The analysis of data obtained using the QLQ-BR23 questionnaire revealed a lower QoL after surgical treatment in almost all dimensions regardless of patients' age. Conclusion. The results of our study pointed out statistically significant differences in the QoL domains of sexual functioning, and sexual enjoyment between women in both age groups independently of surgical treatment. The QoL was better in the younger age group. Surgical breast cancer treatment negatively affected patients QoL independently of age