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100 _aGilbert, L
245 4 _aThe Impact of menopausal symptoms on the quality of life in breast cancer survivors
260 _aThesis (MSc)-University of London,
_c1998
505 _aList of contents ; Title page ; Acknowledgements ; Contents ; Abstract ; Introduction ; Literature review ; The biomedical perspective of the menopause ; Definitions ; Hormonal changes ; The short and long term consequences of the menopause ; Non-pharmocological sources of oestrogen ; Alternative perspectives ; Behavioural sciences perspective ; Socio-cultural perspective ; The feminist perspective ; Synthesis and summary ; The menopause and sex hormones in women with breast cancer ; Measuring quality of life ; Methods ; Objectives, study population and design ; Survey instruments ; Scoring procedures and theory of scaling ; Data collection analysis, and outcome measures ; Results ; Discussion ; Appendices ; EORTC QLQ-C30 users agreement ; Covering letter to patients ; Ethics committee approval ; Survey questionnaire
520 _aA cross sectional survey of women treated at Doncaster Royal Infirmary between 1990 and 1994, using a menopause specific questionnaire, EORTC quality of life questionnaire, QLQ -C30 with its supplementary breast cancer module and the hospital anxiety and depression scale.
650 _aDissertations
650 _aQuality of Life
650 _aBreast Cancer
650 _aMenopause
650 _aTheses, Nursing
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