ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Psycho-Oncology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1614851
Satisfaction and Quality of Life of Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Palestinian Women: A One-Year Follow-Up Study 1
Provisionally accepted
- Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine
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Background: Breast cancer significantly impacts women's quality of life (QoL), particularly in low-resource settings like Palestine. Evaluating changes in QoL and satisfaction with care is essential to improve patient-centred oncology services. Aim: This study aimed to assess satisfaction with care and quality of life (QoL) among newly diagnosed women with breast cancer in the southern West Bank, Palestine. Methods: A prospective follow-up study included 144 newly diagnosed women with breast cancer treated at governmental hospitals in the southern West Bank. Quality of life was assessed at diagnosis and one year later using the Arabic versions of the EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23, while satisfaction with care was measured by the EORTC IN-PATSAT32. Descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis and multiple linear regression were performed to identify factors associated with QoL after treatment.
Keywords: breast cancer, Quality of Life, Satisfaction, newly diagnosed, Palestine
Received: 24 Apr 2025; Accepted: 13 Aug 2025.
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* Correspondence: Nuha El Sharif, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine
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