Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer in the Middle East: A Systematic Review
Objectives: The aim of the present systematic review was to identify the factors that potentially influence health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in women with breast cancer (BC) in the Middle East. Methods: A systematic search of the PubMed, Ovid Medline, Cochrane, Embase, Cumulative Index to Nurs...
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| description | Objectives: The aim of the present systematic review was to identify the factors that potentially influence health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in women with breast cancer (BC) in the Middle East. Methods: A systematic search of the PubMed, Ovid Medline, Cochrane, Embase, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Scopus, and Ebscohost databases was conducted to identify all relevant articles published in peer-reviewed journals up to April 2018. The keywords were “Health related quality of life”, “Breast Cancer”, and “Middle East countries”. The Newcastle−Ottawa (NOS) scale was used to evaluate the methodological quality of the included studies. Due to the methodological heterogeneity of the identified studies, no statistical pooling of the individual effect estimates was carried out; instead, the results were summarized descriptively. Results: A total of 5668 articles were screened and 33 studies were retained. The vast majority of these studies were cross-sectional and only two were longitudinal prospective studies. Concerning the methodological quality, only 39% were of high quality. Our comprehensive literature review identified several modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors associated with HRQoL, including sociodemographic, clinical, and treatment-related factors as well as behavioral and psychosocial factors. Conclusion: This study has many implications for clinical practice and may provide a framework for establishing policy interventions to improve HRQoL among women with BC. Healthcare systems in the Middle East are encouraged to develop interventional programs targeting modifiable factors, particularly socio-demographic, behavioral, and psychosocial factors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-870ee15b3e1444c3b9b1ce0416aaee502023-09-03T05:05:22ZengMDPI AGCancers2072-66942020-03-0112369610.3390/cancers12030696cancers12030696Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer in the Middle East: A Systematic ReviewRana El Haidari0Linda Abou Abbas1Virginie Nerich2Amélie Anota3Environments and Health doctoral school, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 25000 Besançon, FranceNeuroscience research center, Faculty of medical sciences, Lebanese university, 1001 Beirut, LebanonINSERM (French Institut of Health and Medical Research), EFS BFC (Etablissement français du sang Bourgogne franhce-comté), UMR1098 (Interactions Greffon-Hôte-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique), University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, RIGHT Interactions Greffon-Hôte-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, F-25000 Besançon, FranceINSERM (French Institut of Health and Medical Research), EFS BFC (Etablissement français du sang Bourgogne franhce-comté), UMR1098 (Interactions Greffon-Hôte-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique), University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, RIGHT Interactions Greffon-Hôte-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, F-25000 Besançon, FranceObjectives: The aim of the present systematic review was to identify the factors that potentially influence health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in women with breast cancer (BC) in the Middle East. Methods: A systematic search of the PubMed, Ovid Medline, Cochrane, Embase, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Scopus, and Ebscohost databases was conducted to identify all relevant articles published in peer-reviewed journals up to April 2018. The keywords were “Health related quality of life”, “Breast Cancer”, and “Middle East countries”. The Newcastle−Ottawa (NOS) scale was used to evaluate the methodological quality of the included studies. Due to the methodological heterogeneity of the identified studies, no statistical pooling of the individual effect estimates was carried out; instead, the results were summarized descriptively. Results: A total of 5668 articles were screened and 33 studies were retained. The vast majority of these studies were cross-sectional and only two were longitudinal prospective studies. Concerning the methodological quality, only 39% were of high quality. Our comprehensive literature review identified several modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors associated with HRQoL, including sociodemographic, clinical, and treatment-related factors as well as behavioral and psychosocial factors. Conclusion: This study has many implications for clinical practice and may provide a framework for establishing policy interventions to improve HRQoL among women with BC. Healthcare systems in the Middle East are encouraged to develop interventional programs targeting modifiable factors, particularly socio-demographic, behavioral, and psychosocial factors.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/3/696breast cancerhealth-related quality of lifesystematic reviewmiddle eastwomen |
| spellingShingle | Rana El Haidari Linda Abou Abbas Virginie Nerich Amélie Anota Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer in the Middle East: A Systematic Review Cancers breast cancer health-related quality of life systematic review middle east women |
| title | Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer in the Middle East: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer in the Middle East: A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer in the Middle East: A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer in the Middle East: A Systematic Review |
| title_short | Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer in the Middle East: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | factors associated with health related quality of life in women with breast cancer in the middle east a systematic review |
| topic | breast cancer health-related quality of life systematic review middle east women |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/3/696 |
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