Vanessa nurses Belloch Miralles, Rosa Maria Valles Sapena and María Jose Llull, the Marina Health Hospital, They have conducted a study to determine the relationship between quality of life and breast cancer, the most common tumor in women. It follows that the 50% of patients who have been treated for the disease in Dénia health department says have a quality good or very good despite the disease life.
The study also indicates that for 57% of those surveyed, the physical pain that accompanies the disease does not hinder their daily life at all or, if it does, it is to a very little extent; and also slightly more than half are optimistic in terms of the energy they have to face their illness. Almost 50% of the women surveyed state that they are satisfied with the support of their friends, as well as with the place of residence (the Marina Alta).
As for information about the disease and treatment, 53% is fairly or very satisfied, while 100% of patients who have collaborated in the study explains that access to the services of the Department of Health Dénia they are satisfactory, reaching the highest satisfaction level in more than 46% of patients.
For the study a questionnaire with the main socio-demographic variables were the WHOQOL-Brief from the World Health Organization (WHO), called the Barthel Index (one of the most widely used internationally for this type of work instruments ) data collection and medical history.
To prepare the questionnaire 28 a sample of patients who were treated at the Department of Health Dénia from January to April 2012 was chosen.
After suffering the disease and all that it entails in general, from the moment I was diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2012, professionalism and great humanity by staff of the Hospital Marina Health has treated me, without excluding anyone, has been an important pillar to deal with the disease. Thank you all.