Factors affecting quality of life in women post mastectomy for breast cancer in Baheya Foundation (Egypt): ‘A retrospective cohort study’
These results indicate that sociodemographic and clinical factors affect QoL in Egyptian women post-mastectomy. The worst functioning was the role and emotional scales, and the most distressing on the symptom scale were fatigue, insomnia, and pain making an imperative case for a more multidisciplinary team approach to treatment.
Authors
- Hemat Allam
- Samir Abdelrahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6396-3259)
- Vikash Sewram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4547-7270)
- Maher H. Ibraheem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9609-8449)
Institutions
- Western Cape Department of Health (ZA)
- Cairo University (EG)
- National Research Centre (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Women s Health
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-025-03571-z
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.27
Funders
- Universiteit Stellenbosch
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney