Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
West J Nurs Res. 2022 Sep;44(9):854-862. doi: 10.1177/01939459211018828. Epub 2021 May 28.
The purpose of this secondary analysis was to determine the clusters of Asian American breast cancer survivors by the severity scores of menopausal symptoms and to explore the characteristics associated with the identified clusters. The data from an ongoing study among 94 survivors were used. The instruments included the Perceived Isolation Scale, the Personal Resource Questionnaire, and the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale-Short Form. The data analysis was conducted using hierarchical cluster analyses and multinomial logistic analyses. Three clusters were identified: "the cluster with high severity scores of total, psychological, physical, and psychosomatic symptoms (Cluster 1)," "the cluster with moderate severity scores of total, psychological, physical, and psychosomatic symptoms (Cluster 2)," and "the cluster with low severity scores of total, psychological, physical, and psychosomatic symptoms (Cluster 3)." The clusters had significant differences in the level of acculturation, perceived social isolation, and perceived social support ( < 0.05).
本次二次分析的目的是通过绝经症状严重程度评分来确定亚裔美国乳腺癌幸存者的聚类，并探讨与确定的聚类相关的特征。本研究使用了正在进行的一项针对 94 名幸存者的研究中的数据。研究工具包括感知隔离量表、个人资源问卷和纪念症状评估量表-简短形式。数据分析采用层次聚类分析和多项逻辑回归分析。确定了三个聚类：“总症状、心理症状、身体症状和身心症状严重程度评分高的聚类（聚类 1）”、“总症状、心理症状、身体症状和身心症状严重程度评分中度的聚类（聚类 2）”和“总症状、心理症状、身体症状和身心症状严重程度评分低的聚类（聚类 3）”。聚类在文化程度、感知社会孤立和感知社会支持方面存在显著差异（ < 0.05）。
