%0 Journal Article
%A Schmidt, Martina
%A Wiskemann, Joachim
%A Steindorf, Karen
%T Quality of life, problems, and needs of disease-free breast cancer survivors 5 years after diagnosis.
%J Quality of life research
%V 27
%N 8
%@ 1573-2649
%C Dordrecht [u.a.]
%I Springer Science + Business Media B.V
%M DKFZ-2018-01241
%P 2077 - 2086
%D 2018
%X After cancer treatment, it is desirable to maintain or regain a high quality of life (QoL) and the ability to accomplish everyday tasks well. Therefore, we substantiated the scarce knowledge regarding long-term QoL after breast cancer, burdensome problems, and unmet needs for more support.Disease-free breast cancer survivors (n = 190) who had participated in two randomized controlled exercise trials during primary treatment were followed up to 5 years post-diagnosis. QoL-related functions and symptoms (EORTC QLQ-C30/-BR23), health problems, and support needs were assessed. EORTC-QLQ scores were compared with age-matched normative values from the general population in Germany.QoL-related functions and symptoms in patients during cancer treatment were worse compared to healthy references, but largely improved over time. Yet, cognitive function and sleep were still significantly impaired at 5-year follow-up. Other common long-term problems included sexual issues (45
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%$ pmid:29740782
%R 10.1007/s11136-018-1866-8
%U https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/136803