Understanding the roles of patient symptoms and subjective appraisals in well-being among breast cancer patients.

Adrian N S BadanaVictoria R MarinoMaureen E TemplemanSusan C McMillanCindy S TofthagenBrent J SmallWilliam E Haley

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2019)

While patient symptoms are important predictors of patient well-being, subjective appraisals of the stressfulness of symptoms, and of patients' self-efficacy in managing symptoms, are also key factors. The findings suggest the utility of a stress process model in understanding well-being in breast cancer patients, and point to the potential value of targeting patient appraisals as well as symptoms to improve psychological well-being and quality of life.

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