Locus of control, quality of life, anxiety, and depression among Malaysian breast cancer patients: The mediating role of uncertainty

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 28-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeed Pahlevan Sharif
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Control Quality

scholarly journals The effect of fear of progression on quality of life among breast cancer patients: the mediating role of social support

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Ban ◽  
Mengyao Li ◽  
Mingli Yu ◽  
Hui Wu
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Fear Of Progression

Abstract Background Women with breast cancer are prone to have mental stress and be stimulated by the fear of progression (FOP), then giving rise to a lower quality of life (QOL). The study aimed to examine the relationships between FOP, social support and QOL, and further explore whether social support mediates the association between FOP and QOL among Chinese patients with breast cancer. Methods The cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2019 to May 2020 at Anshan Cancer Hospital in Liaoning, China. 244 female breast cancer patients completed questionnaires including the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy for Breast (FACT-B), Multi-Dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and Fear of Progression (FOP). Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was performed to assess the associations between FOP, social support and QOL. Asymptotic and resampling strategies were used to explore the mediating role of social support. Results The mean QOL score was 90.6 ± 17.0 among the patients with breast cancer. FOP was negatively correlated with QOL, while social support was positively related to QOL. Social support partly mediated the association between FOP and QOL, and the proportion of the mediating effect accounted for by social support was 25%. Conclusions Chinese breast cancer patients expressed low QOL. Social support could mediate the association between FOP and QOL. Medical staffs and cancer caregivers should alleviate patients’ FOP to improve their QOL by facilitating social support.

Quality of life, anxiety and depression in Turkish breast cancer patients and in their husbands

2008 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 415-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmet Alacacioglu ◽  
Tugba Yavuzsen ◽  
Meliha Dirioz ◽  
Ugur Yilmaz
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients

Anxiety, depression, perceived social support and quality of life in Malaysian breast cancer patients: A 1-year prospective study

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S419-S419
Author(s):  
C.G. Ng ◽  
S. Mohamed ◽  
M.H. See ◽  
F. Harun ◽  
A.H. Sulaiman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Global Status

BackgroundDepression and anxiety were common psychiatric morbidity among breast cancer patient. This study aims to study the level of depression, anxiety, QoL and PSS among Malaysian breast cancer women over a period of 12 months and their associations at baseline, 6 and 12 months.MethodsIt is a 12-months prospective cohort study. Two hundred and twenty one female patients were included into the study. They were assessed at the time of diagnosis, 6 months and 12 month using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (QLQ–C30), Version 3.0 and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). Relevant socio-clinical characteristic information was collected.ResultsThe HADS anxiety and depression subscales scores of the subjects were relatively low. The level of anxiety reduced significantly at 6 and 12 months (baseline – 6 months, P = 0.002; baseline – 12 months, P < 0.001). There were no changes in the level of depression over the study period. The global status of QoL and MSPSS scores were relatively high. There was positively correlation between the global status of QoL and MSPSS for the study subjects (Spearman's rho = 0.31–0.36). Global status of QoL and MSPSS scores were negatively correlated with anxiety and depression.ConclusionMalaysian breast cancer women had relatively better QoL with lower level of anxiety and depression. Perceived social support was important associated factor for better QoL with low level of psychological distress. It reflected the importance of enhancing and maintaining the social support system for breast cancer patients.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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