The effect of treatment and coping on the quality of life in breast cancer patients: a moderated mediation model.

Lorena Gutiérrez-Hermoso Lilian Velasco-Furlong Sofía SánchezElisabeth Berzal-PérezNatasha Alcocer-CastillejosPaulina Quiroz Friedman

Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2021)

Results confirmed that coping based on helplessness and stable emotional variables such as alexithymia can have an effect, mediator or moderator, respectively, in the decrease of the physical functionality of women with breast cancer. Our findings highlight the need to include psychological therapy to help patients alleviate their psychological state because it can affect their physical condition.

Keyphrases

social support
end stage renal disease
depressive symptoms
physical activity
mental health
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
sleep quality
stem cells
bone marrow
replacement therapy