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KMID : 1134120050080040199
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Journal of Breast Cancer
2005 Volume.8 No. 4 p.199 ~ p.204
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Quality of Life for Patients who had Breast Cancer Operations: The Validity and Availability for WHOQOL-BREF
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Park E-Jin
Jeon Yang-Whan
Han Sang-Ick
Oh Se-Jeong
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was designed to investigate the validity of the WHOQOL-BREF (Brief form of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assess-ment Instrument) and explore the quality of life (QOL) of breast cancer patients who survived after an operation, using the Korean version of the WHOQOL-BREF.
Methods: Fifty (50) breast cancer patients after their operations and obtaining their informed consent were recruited. Hospital staff members served as the controls. The 100 item-WHOQOL instrument was employed for testing all the subjects. The scores of the WHOQOL-BREF, which is a short version (26 questions) of the WHOQOL, includes four domains (physical, psychological, social, and environmental), were compared with those of the WHOQOL.
Results: The scores of the WHOQOL-BREF were significantly correlated with those of the WHOQOL in all domains. The physical, psychological, and environmental domains were associated with a worse quality of life in patients with breast cancer.
Conclusion: The WHOQOL-BREF is a valid and useful instrument for evaluating the quality of life in patients with breast cancer. (J Breast Cancer 2005;8: 199-204)
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KEYWORD
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Breast Cancer, Operation, Quality Of Life, WHOQOL-BREF, Validity
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