• 作者：Roser Belmonte Martí ; nez^a ; ^b ; ^{rbelmonte@parcdesalutmar.cat} ; Olatz Garin Boronat^c ; ^d ; Marcel Segura Badí ; a^e ; Javier Sanz Latiesas^f ; Ester Marco Navarro^a ; Montserrat Ferrer Fores^c ; ^d ; ^g
• 关键词：C&aacute ; ncer de mama ; Linfedema ; Calidad de vida
• 刊名：Medicina Cl铆nica
• 出版年：2011
• 期刊代码：pca254_00257753
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：10 December 2011
• 卷：137
• 期：15
• 页码：685-688
• 文件大小：218 K

class="h4">Background and objectives

To evaluate the acceptability, reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change of the Spanish version of the FACT-B+4 questionnaire, designed to assess the health related quality of life (HRQL) in breast cancer.

class="h4">Patients and methods

Prospective study with 2 samples: patients with incident breast cancer (n = 104) evaluated before and after surgery; and patients with chronic lymphedema of the upper extremity (n = 30), evaluated twice in 7 days. HRQL was assessed using the generic instrument SF-36 and the specific one FACT-B+4.

class="h4">Results

Reliability coefficients were 鈮?0.7 for most scores. The Physical wellbeing, Breast Cancer, Arm and TOI scores discriminated between patients with and without chemotherapy (p < 0.05), while the Arm scale discriminated between patients with and without axillary surgery (p < 0.001). In the worsening sub-sample, the FACT-B+4 detected changes in Physical, Emotional and Functional Wellbeing, and TOI scores.

class="h4">Conclusions

The metric characteristics of the Spanish version of the FACT-B+4 are similar to the original questionnaire and support its equivalence, documenting its suitability for use in our country or in international studies.