Association of muscle strength and physical performance with the health-related quality of life of women with breast cancer
Mariana de Souza Vieira,
Vanusa Felício de Souza Mamede,
Rayne de Almeida Marques Bernabé
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
To investigate the association of sarcopenia components with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and its domains in women with breast cancer.
Methods
Cross-sectional study on women (30 to 80 years old) with breast cancer, with diagnosis time ≤ 12 months, without metastasis, who had not been treated for another malignancy, and without recurrences. Muscle strength, muscle mass, and physical performance were investigated by handgrip strength (HGS), appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASMMI), and… Show more
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