Body Image and Physical Activity of Women with Breast Cancer

Body Image After Breast Cancer

points, Body Image After Breast Cancer scale contains 53 items in the six main subscales of vulnerability (with twelve items on feelings of the susceptibility of the body to cancer), body stigma (with sixteen items on feeling to hide the body), transparency (with six items on concerns about the obviousness of cancer-related changes to appearance), body limitations (with eight items on feeling about competence and ability), body concerns (with six items on satisfaction about body shape and appearance), and arm concerns (with five items on concerns about arm symptoms and appearance). Items are scored on a five-point Likert scale from "Completely agree" to "Completely disagree" for items 1-23 and from "Never' to "Always" for items 24-53. The higher the points, the worse the body image is.

Global Physical Activity Questionnaire

MET-min, Global Physical Activity Questionnaire, GPAQ, 16 questions in 4 topics (assessing work, travel-related and recreational physical activity, and the time of sitting) minimum score: 0 MET-min, maximum score: 15.600 MET-min, the higher the MET-mins, the better the physical activity is.

Patient Health Questionnaire-9

Points, the scale has 9 items, 4 point scale (not at all - nearly every day). The sum score 0-27. Scores less than 5 almost always signified the absence of a depressive disorder; scores of 5 to 9 predominantly represented patients with either no depression or subthreshold (i.e., other) depression; scores of 10 to 14 represented a spectrum of patients; and scores of 15 or greater usually indicated major depression. The higher the points, the higher the depression is.

Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale

Points, 10 items, 0-3 point scales, the sum scale ranges from 0-30. Scores between 15 and 25 are within normal range; scores below 15 suggest low self-esteem. The higher the points, the better the self-esteem is.

Quality of life of cancer patients or survivors (EORTC QLQ-C30)

EORTC QLQ-C30 is a 30-item instrument designed to measure quality of life in all cancer patients. All items scored 1-4 (not at all - to a great extent). The higher the points, the worse the quality of life is.

Quality of life of cancer patients or survivors (EORTC QLQ-BR23)

EORTC QLQ-BR23 is a 23-item instrument designed to measure quality of life in breast cancer patients. All items scored 1-4 (not at all - to a great extent). The higher the points, the worse the quality of life is.