Factors Affecting the Quality of Life among Breast Cancer Women Survivors

This study was conducted to identify the factors affecting the quality of life among 101 breast cancer women survivors using the results of the 2019-2020 National Health and Nutrition Survey. Data were analyzed using percentage, frequency analysis, average, standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA, bonferroni method, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression analysis with SPSS/WIN 25.0. There were statistically significant differences in the quality of life results by age (F=6.151, p=.001), marital status (F=13.547, p=.001), education level (F=3.301, p=.021), and economic activity (t=2.400, p=.017) of demographic characteristics, and by health checkups (t=2.000, p=.046) and depression (t=-2.310, p=.022) of health characteristics. The quality of life was 0.93±0.12 points, the subjective health status was 3.19±0.80 points, the stress perception level was 2.90±0.85 points, and the body mass index was 24.09±3.53. The quality of life had a statistically significant correlation with subjective health status (r=-0.413, p<.001), body mass index (r=-0.247, p<.013). The quality of life increased in proportion to subjective health status, and the explanatory power was 46.8%.