Self-stigma and quality of life among Chinese American breast cancer survivors: A serial multiple mediation model.
Qiao ChuCelia C Y WongLingjun ChenLilian J ShinLeqi ChenQian LuPublished in: Psycho-oncology (2020)
Our findings suggest that concerns about breast cancer, self-efficacy for coping, and depressive symptoms are important pathways through which self-stigma may influence quality of life among Chinese American breast cancer survivors. Healthcare practitioners should be aware of survivors' self-stigma and make efforts to alleviate survivors' excessive cancer concerns, facilitate their self-efficacy, and offer emotional support to improve quality of life for this population.
Keyphrases
- social support
- depressive symptoms
- healthcare
- mental illness
- mental health
- hiv aids
- young adults
- papillary thyroid
- primary care
- sleep quality
- childhood cancer
- squamous cell
- squamous cell carcinoma
- general practice
- weight loss
- social media
- lymph node metastasis
- human immunodeficiency virus
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected