Breast cancer post-surgical impact on women´s quality of life during chemotherapy treatment: A structural equation modelling approach.
Marta PereiraCélia Sofia MoreiraCristina Nogueira-SilvaPaweł IzdebskiMaria da Graça PereiraPublished in: European journal of cancer care (2020)
Results showed the importance of assessing patients' perceptions of their illness, prior to chemotherapy, as well as promoting more self-efficacy for coping, in order to improve women's emotional state and quality of life.
Keyphrases
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- locally advanced
- breast cancer risk
- depressive symptoms
- pregnancy outcomes
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- patient reported outcomes
- pregnant women
- cervical cancer screening
- metabolic syndrome