Providing Psychosocial Group Support for Young Women with Breast Cancer

Danhauer, Suzanne C.; Rutherford, Claudia; Hurt, Gail J.; Gentry, Sharon S.; Lovato, James; McQuellon, Richard P.

doi:10.1300/j077v25n01_06

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“…Among the factors associated with Mental HRQOL, perceived social support is considered as an important predictor of emotional health in breast cancer survivors (140)(141)(142)(143)(144)(145)(146)(147)(148)(149)(150)(151)(152)(153)(154). However, we were not able to find an association between perceived social support and long term emotional HRQOL.…”

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Social support as a determinant of health-related quality of life in breast cancer survivors in California.

Rab

2013

JCO

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and Keywords Objective:To evaluate the relationship between perceived social support and HRQOL (physical and emotional) in low SES breast cancer survivors. Methods:A cross-sectional study design was used to measure perceived social support at 18 months and HRQOL at 3 years after breast cancer diagnosis using MOS SS and MOS SF-36, respectively. Multiple regression analyses were used to evaluate the relationship. Results:Menopause at the time of diagnosis, adjunct chemotherapy, adjunct radiation therapy, comorbidities, treatment side effects and depression were negatively associated with PCS scores (p < 0.01). Treatment side effects, anxiety and depression were negatively associated with MCS scores (p < 0.01). Conclusions:Perceived social support was not associated with HRQOL in low SES breast cancer survivors in our study. Menopause, co-morbidities, treatment side effect, adjunct chemotherapy and radiation therapy adversely affect physical HRQOL. Feelings of anxiety, depression and treatment side effects have a negative impact on emotional HRQOL.iv

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Social support as a determinant of health-related quality of life in breast cancer survivors in California.

Rab

2013

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Finding Your New Normal: Outcomes of a Wellness-Oriented Psychoeducational Support Group for Cancer Survivors

Shannonhouse

Myers

Barden

et al. 2014

The Journal for Specialists in Group Work

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Evaluating Questionnaires Used to Assess Self-Reported Physical Activity and Psychosocial Outcomes Among Survivors of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer: A Cognitive Interview Study

Wurz

Brunet

2017

Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology

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Physical activity is increasingly being studied as a way to improve psychosocial outcomes (e.g., quality of life, self-efficacy, physical self-perceptions, self-esteem, body image, posttraumatic growth) among survivors of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer. Assessing levels of and associations between self-reported physical activity and psychosocial outcomes requires clear, appropriate, and relevant questionnaires. To explore how survivors of AYA cancer interpreted and responded to the following eight published questionnaires: Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire, Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale, Physical Self-Description Questionnaire, Rosenberg Global Self-Esteem Scale, Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire, Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G), RAND 36-Item Health Survey 1.0 (RAND-36), cognitive interviews were conducted with three men and four women age 18-36 years who were diagnosed with cancer at age 16-35 years. Initially, the first seven questionnaires listed above were assessed. Summaries of the interviews were prepared and compared across participants. Potential concerns were identified with the FACT-G; thus, a second interview was conducted with participants to explore the clarity, appropriateness, and relevance of the RAND-36. Concerns identified for the FACT-G related mostly to the lack of relevance of items pertaining to cancer-specific aspects of quality of life given that participants were posttreatment. No or few concerns related to comprehension and/or structure/logic were identified for the other questionnaires. In general, the questionnaires assessed were clear, appropriate, and relevant. Participants' feedback suggested they could be used to assess self-reported physical activity and varied psychosocial outcomes in studies with survivors of AYA cancer, either with or without slight modifications.

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Providing Psychosocial Group Support for Young Women with Breast Cancer

Cited by 6 publications

References 21 publications

Social support as a determinant of health-related quality of life in breast cancer survivors in California.

Social support as a determinant of health-related quality of life in breast cancer survivors in California.

Finding Your New Normal: Outcomes of a Wellness-Oriented Psychoeducational Support Group for Cancer Survivors

Evaluating Questionnaires Used to Assess Self-Reported Physical Activity and Psychosocial Outcomes Among Survivors of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer: A Cognitive Interview Study

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