Midwifery Department, Nursing and Midwifery faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Medical School, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
BMC Womens Health. 2023 Mar 25;23(1):131. doi: 10.1186/s12905-023-02296-1.
Worry about cancer recurrence is identified as the most common psychological burdens experienced by cancer patients and survivors. The present study aimed to determine the predictors of worry about cancer recurrence among women with breast cancer.
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 166 women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy, who referred to private and public oncology centers in Tabriz, Iran using the convenience sampling. Data collection tools were demographic and disease characteristics questionnaire, cancer worry scale, social support questionnaire, brief illness perception questionnaire, international physical activity questionnaire-short form, and The EORTC-in-patsat32. The data were analyzed using SPSS 25 software. Pearson correlation coefficient, independent t-test, ANOVA, and multivariate linear regression were used.
In the present study, the mean (standard deviation) of score of worry about cancer recurrence was 17.41 (7.88), ranging from 8-32. The results revealed that the type of surgery, illness perception, satisfaction with care, and place of treatment were the most important predictors of worry about cancer recurrence, which explained 44.3% of the variance.
The enhancement of satisfaction with care and training coping strategies among individuals with high perceived severity of the illness contribute to the reduction of worry about cancer recurrence and adaptation to breast cancer.
对癌症复发的担忧被认为是癌症患者和幸存者最常见的心理负担。本研究旨在确定乳腺癌女性对癌症复发担忧的预测因素。
本横断面研究于 2021 年在伊朗大不里士的私人和公共肿瘤中心对 166 名正在接受化疗和放疗的乳腺癌女性进行，采用便利抽样法。数据收集工具包括人口统计学和疾病特征问卷、癌症担忧量表、社会支持问卷、简要疾病感知问卷、国际体力活动问卷-短表和 EORTC-in-patsat32。使用 SPSS 25 软件分析数据。采用 Pearson 相关系数、独立 t 检验、方差分析和多元线性回归进行分析。
本研究中，对癌症复发的担忧得分的平均值（标准差）为 17.41（7.88），范围为 8-32。结果表明，手术类型、疾病感知、对护理的满意度和治疗地点是对癌症复发担忧的最重要预测因素，解释了 44.3%的方差。
提高对护理的满意度和对高疾病严重程度个体的应对策略的培训有助于降低对癌症复发的担忧和适应乳腺癌。
