On the other hand, nausea had a significantly greater impact than emesis on overall functioning, enjoyment of eating and hardship on the patient.
The items ask about satisfaction with circumstances of living in areas such as the presence of physical pain, need for medical treatment for daily functioning, enjoyment of life, money for needs, personal relations, transport, etc.
The correlations were significant and positive for the following functional scales: emotional functioning, cognitive functioning, social functioning, sexual enjoyment, body image (r ranged from 0.12 to 0.18, P < 0.02), and sexual functioning (r = 0.21, P < 0.0001).
Similar to many other studies [ 24, 25], women showed an average performance on most functional scales except for sexual functioning and enjoyment which demonstrated poor functioning.
The role of the eyes in mobility, function, and enjoyment of life underscore the importance of maintaining good ocular health.
The EORTC QLQ-BR23 questionnaire consists of 23 questions assessing functioning (body image, sexual functioning, sexual enjoyment, future perspective) and symptoms (systemic side effects, upset by hair loss, breast symptoms, arm symptoms).
Changes in response to the questionnaire were accompanied by predictable changes in psychosocial functioning; greater enjoyment was accompanied by improved psychosocial functioning while negative reactions were accompanied by deteriorating functioning.
The breast module includes four functional scales: body image, sexual functioning, sexual enjoyment and future perspective.
The BR23 comprises four functional subscales/items (body image, sexual functioning, sexual enjoyment, future perspective) and four symptom subscales/items including systemic side effects.
The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire QLQ-BR23, the breast cancer module, incorporates four symptom scales (systemic therapy side effects, breast symptoms, arm symptoms, upset by hair loss) and four functional scales (body image, sexual functioning, sexual enjoyment, future perspective).
