Abstract

VARGAS-LASTA, María Jorgina  and  FONT-GUITERAS, Antoni. “Quality of life quality of life and breast cancer in Paraguayan patients”. Rev. Int. Investig. Cienc. Soc. [online]. 2022, vol.18, n.2, pp.219-240. ISSN 2226-4000.  https://doi.org/10.18004/riics.2022.diciembre.219.

The objective of this work is to describe the quality-of-life profiles and related medical and psychosocial factors in a Paraguayan sample. It is a descriptive and qualitative research, 128 women with a diagnosis of breast cancer have participated. The data collection techniques were the QL-CA-Afex questionnaire, the semi-structured interview, observation, and the comments collection sheet. The average age of the participants was 53 years and the average year of the onset of the disease was 51. In the symptom scale, the items of fatigue and pain stood out; in that of difficulties in daily habits, physical activities and household chores; on the scale of family difficulties, concerns for children and the economic factor; and anxiety on the scale of emotional distress. It can be concluded that breast cancer affects women from multiple areas of life, emotionally, socially-family, psychologically and economically. The information obtained in this research contributes to a better understanding of the experiences of Paraguayan women with this disease, and will serve for future research on quality of life and breast cancer in Paraguay.

Keywords : Breast cancer; quality of life; psychosocial factors; Paraguayan patients..

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