Health-Related Quality of Life and Therapeutic Adherence in Breast and Prostate Cancer

Abstract

Objective to correlate health-related quality of life and adherence to treatment of patients with breast and prostate cancer. Method an exploratory, descriptive and cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach, conducted with 305 patients with breast and prostate cancer, in a state oncology hospital in Paraíba, Brazil, between June and November 2019. For data collection, a semi-structured instrument was used to obtain data regarding the sociodemographic and clinical profile, from the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire “core” 30 items, from the specific module Quality of Life Questionnaire-Breast Cancer, and from the Adherence Determinants Questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results the correlation between health-related quality of life and adherence of patients with prostate cancer showed statistical significance (p≤0.05) between the Global health Scale and the Functional Scale, Intentions domain; emotional function and intentions; insomnia and subjective norms; financial difficulty and subjective norms. In women, there was statistical significance (p≤0.05) between role performance and subjective norms; fatigue and intentions; financial difficulty and total adherence; sexual desire, sexual satisfaction and perceived support/severity; breast symptoms and intentions. Conclusion health-related quality of life directly impacts on treatment adherence of patients with breast and prostate cancer.

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