Quality of Life in Cervical Cancer Survivors Treated with Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Study Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristics | Values, n (Percentage) |
---|---|
Age (years) | |
≤30 | 1 (5.0%) |
31–40 | 5 (25.0%) |
41–50 | 9 (45.0%) |
51–60 | 5 (25.0%) |
Average age (years) | 44 (SD = 7.6) |
FIGO stage | |
IB | 4 (20.0%) |
IIB | 7 (35.0%) |
IIIA | 2 (10.0%) |
IIIB | 7 (35.0%) |
Variables | Items | n | Mean Score | SD | 95% CI | Scoring ≤33.33 (%) α | Scoring 33.34–66.66 (%) α | Scoring ≥66.67 (%) α |
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QLQ-CX24 Symptom scale | ||||||||
Symptom Experience * | 31–37, 39, 41–43 | 20 | 21.8 | 10.2 | 17.0–26.6 | 90 | 10 | 0 |
Body Image # | 45–47 | 20 | 51.1 | 16.7 | 43.3–58.9 | 20 | 50 | 30 |
Sexual/Vaginal Functioning # | 50–53 | 7 | 34.5 | 21.2 | 14.9–54.1 | 42.9 | 57.1 | 0 |
Lymphedema * | 38 | 20 | 6.7 | 13.7 | 0.3–13.1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Peripheral Neuropathy * | 40 | 20 | 13.3 | 16.8 | 5.5–21.2 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Menopausal Symptoms * | 44 | 20 | 48.3 | 22.9 | 37.6–59.0 | 45 | 0 | 55 |
Sexual Worry * | 48 | 20 | 58.3 | 32.2 | 43.3–73.4 | 40 | 0 | 60 |
QLQ-CX24 Functioning scale | ||||||||
Sexual Activity # | 49 | 20 | 11.7 | 16.3 | 4.0–19.3 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Sexual Enjoyment # | 54 | 7 | 14.3 | 17.8 | −2.2–30.8 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
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Stuopelytė, R.; Žukienė, G.; Breivienė, R.; Rudaitis, V.; Bartkevičienė, D. Quality of Life in Cervical Cancer Survivors Treated with Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy. Medicina 2023, 59, 777. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59040777
Stuopelytė R, Žukienė G, Breivienė R, Rudaitis V, Bartkevičienė D. Quality of Life in Cervical Cancer Survivors Treated with Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy. Medicina. 2023; 59(4):777. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59040777
Chicago/Turabian StyleStuopelytė, Raminta, Guoda Žukienė, Rūta Breivienė, Vilius Rudaitis, and Daiva Bartkevičienė. 2023. "Quality of Life in Cervical Cancer Survivors Treated with Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy" Medicina 59, no. 4: 777. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59040777