Health-related quality of life and its predictors among patients with breast cancer at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Selamawit Gebrehiwot SibhatTeferi Gedif FentaBeate SanderGebremedhin Beedemariam GebreteklePublished in: Health and quality of life outcomes (2019)
The overall GQoL of breast cancer patients was moderate. Targeted approaches to improve patients' HRQoL should consider stage of cancer, cognitive functioning, pain, financial status and worries about the patient's future health. This study also provides estimates of EQ-5D utility scores that can be used in economic evaluations.
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