Finck Carolyn, Barradas Susana, Zenger Markus, Hinz Andreas
Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.
Programa de Psicología, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
Int J Clin Health Psychol. 2018 Jan-Apr;18(1):27-34. doi: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2017.11.002. Epub 2017 Dec 9.
: The purpose of this study was to examine quality of life (QoL) in breast cancer patients from Colombia and to explore the relationship between QoL, habitual optimism, and social support. : A sample of 95 breast cancer patients treated in a hospital in Bogotá were administered the QoL instrument EORTC QLQ-C30 and the Life Orientation Test LOT-R. Additionally, they were asked to indicate from whom (physicians, friends, nurses, etc.) they wished and received social support. Reference data for the EORTC QLQ-C30 and the LOT-R were taken from a representative sample of the general Colombian population. : The breast cancer patients showed detriments to their QoL on most functioning scales and symptom scales of the EORTC QLQ-C30, while their general assessments of health and QoL were not worse than those of the controls. Optimism was positively correlated with QoL. Most patients wanted and received social support from their physicians and friends/family. : The results suggest that optimism helps patients better cope with disease. A general assessment of global QoL cannot replace the more specific assessments of the functioning domains and symptoms.
本研究的目的是调查哥伦比亚乳腺癌患者的生活质量（QoL），并探讨生活质量、习惯性乐观和社会支持之间的关系。在波哥大一家医院接受治疗的95名乳腺癌患者样本接受了生活质量测量工具欧洲癌症研究与治疗组织核心问卷（EORTC QLQ-C30）和生活取向测试（LOT-R）。此外，他们被要求指出希望从谁（医生、朋友、护士等）那里获得以及实际从谁那里获得了社会支持。EORTC QLQ-C30和LOT-R的参考数据取自哥伦比亚普通人群的代表性样本。乳腺癌患者在EORTC QLQ-C30的大多数功能量表和症状量表上的生活质量有所下降，而他们对健康和生活质量的总体评估并不比对照组差。乐观与生活质量呈正相关。大多数患者希望从医生以及朋友/家人那里获得并实际获得了社会支持。结果表明，乐观有助于患者更好地应对疾病。对总体生活质量的总体评估不能取代对功能领域和症状的更具体评估。
