2013 Volume 37 Issue 3 Pages 171-176
Chemotherapy is needed to treat breast cancer, but often causes adverse drug reactions involving the skin, hair and nails. We investigated the effect of beauty care consultation by Shiseido makeup technicians and its continuation by patients on the quality of life (QOL) of women breast cancer outpatients. Statistically significant improvements were observed in the depression score in the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). We also observed a significant correlation between improving makeup satisfaction score in the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and decreasing HADS depression score. It was concluded that beauty care consultation by technicians and its continuation by patients are useful to improve the QOL of women breast cancer outpatients.
