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Date Published: 13/09/2021
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v505i2.1135
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Vol. 505 No. 2 (2021)
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Huệ Nghi, T. ., Thị Yến Nhi, T. ., Cao Đức Huy, N. ., & Thị Thu Thuỷ, N. . (2021). EVALUATING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH HER2-POSITIVE BREAST CANCER IN VIETNAM BASED ON THE EORTC QLQ-C30 SCALE. Vietnam Medical Journal, 505(2). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v505i2.1135

EVALUATING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH HER2-POSITIVE BREAST CANCER IN VIETNAM BASED ON THE EORTC QLQ-C30 SCALE

Tô Huệ Nghi1, Trần Thị Yến Nhi1, Nguyễn Cao Đức Huy1, Nguyễn Thị Thu Thuỷ1,
1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City

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Background: Breast cancer has become a leading health concern worldwide, especially in women. Evaluating the health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) on patients helps clinicians to consider the optimum treatment, compare the current with the novel therapy. This study aimed to assess the HR-QoL of breast cancer patients by using a specialized questionnaire for cancer patients (EORTC QLQ-C30). Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study based on data collected from questionnaires and medical records of HER2-positive cancer patients treated at 6 hospitals including Bach Mai hospital, Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital, Da Nang Oncology Hospital, K Hospital, Ha Noi Oncology Hospital. Results: The survey sample included 338 patients with an average age of 53.87 ± 9.97 years old, most of which were in early stage (55.7%) and had not yet metastasized (76.6%). Based on the QLQ-C30 scale, the study recorded an overall QoL score of 60.11 ± 15.80. Among the functional scale, emotional, physical, and cognitive aspects had the highest score (77.79 ± 21.54, 75.35 ± 17.75 and 74.11 ± 22.92, respectively). In the symptom scale, insomnia and financial struggle were reported to be the most common and severe issues encountered during the treatment with the score of 55.82 ± 32.69 and 37.77 ± 30.11, respectively. Conclusion: HER2- positive breast cancer has moderate level of health-related quality of life.  Physical, emotional, and cognitive functions had relatively good scores, however cancer treatment caused financial difficulties for patients

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quality of life, HER2-positive breast cancer, QLQ-C30

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