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Abstract

SANTOS, Esthér Aparecida Silva dos  and  ARAUJO, Tereza Cristina Cavalcanti Ferreira de. Quality of life of black women with breast cancer: a literature review. Mudanças [online]. 2020, vol.28, n.2, pp. 43-50. ISSN 0104-3269.

More than two decades ago, the World Health Organization proposed a definition for Quality of Life (QOL) and, since then, numerous studies have been developed in different specialties. Characterized by multidimensionality, subjectivity and dynamism, QOL comprises several domains of human existence, including factors of a socio-cultural nature, such as gender and ethnicity. Considering the need to expand specific knowledge about QOL, a review of the literature published between 2014 and 2019 on the QOL of black women with breast cancer, was carried out. The BVS Psi, SciELO, MEDLINE/PubMed databases were consulted. Eight articles were identified, whose analysis pointed out some indicators related to the negative perception of QOL: depressive and anxious symptoms, age below 50 years, being on chemotherapy and type of cancer. It was also found that spiritual /religious well-being stood out as a factor associated with a more favorable perception. It was concluded that more studies were needed.

Keywords : quality of life; breast neoplasms; ethnicity and health.

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