Health-related quality of life in Asian patients with breast cancer: a systematic review

PJ Ho, SAM Gernaat, M Hartman, HM Verkooijen - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To summarise the evidence on determinants of health-related quality of life
(HRQL) in Asian patients with breast cancer. Design Systematic review conducted according …

Prevalence of psychological distress among cancer patients in Southeast Asian countries: A systematic review

S Ostovar, A Modarresi Chahardehi… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Psychological distress (including depression and anxiety) is common in the first years of
cancer diagnosis but can differ by country and region. The aim of the present paper was to …

COVID-19 uncertainty and sleep: the roles of perceived stress and intolerance of uncertainty during the early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak

D Wu, T Yang, DL Hall, G Jiao, L Huang, C Jiao - BMC psychiatry, 2021 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic brings unprecedented uncertainty and stress. This
study aimed to characterize general sleep status among Chinese residents during the early …

The evaluation of the role of diabetes health literacy and health locus of control on quality of life among type 2 diabetes using the Path analysis

A Jafari, Z Zadehahmad, V Armanmehr, M Talebi… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Quality of life (QOL) in patients with diabetes is affected by multiple factors, and this study
aimed to determine the effect of health locus of control points (HLOC) and diabetes health …

Correlates of illness uncertainty in cancer survivors and family caregivers: A systematic review and meta-analysis

T Guan, MV Chapman, L de Saxe Zerden… - Supportive Care in …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Illness uncertainty is widely recognized as a psychosocial stressor for cancer
survivors and their family caregivers. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to …

Spirituality and quality of life in women with breast cancer: The role of hope and educational attainment

SP Sharif, RH Lehto, M Amiri… - … & supportive care, 2021 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveThis study investigated relationships among spirituality, hope, and overall quality of
life in Muslim women with breast cancer in Malaysia. MethodA cross-sectional descriptive …

Health locus of control in cancer patient and oncologist decision-making: An exploratory qualitative study

K Dopelt, O Bashkin, N Asna, N Davidovitch - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Objective To investigate how cancer patients' and family members' perspective and health
locus of control are presented in clinical encounter decision-making. Methods Semi …

Uncertainty and quality of life in women with breast cancer: moderating role of coping styles

AS Ahadzadeh, SP Sharif - Cancer nursing, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background The negative relationship between uncertainty and quality of life is well
reported in the literature. Also, there is abundant research linking coping strategies to cancer …

Health anxiety, coping mechanisms and COVID 19: An Indian community sample at week 1 of lockdown

E Barron Millar, D Singhal, P Vijayaraghavan… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
It is critical to gain an understanding of the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic and the
associated lockdown restrictions on the psychological, social and behavioural functioning of …

Impact of uncertainty on the quality of life of young breast cancer patients: focusing on mediating effect of marital intimacy

YK Oh, SY Hwang - Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing, 2018 - synapse.koreamed.org
Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of marital intimacy on
the impact of uncertainty on the quality of life (QoL) of young breast cancer patients. Methods …