Open AccessReligion and spirituality: their role in the psychosocial adjustment to breast cancer and subsequent symptom management of adjuvant endocrine therapy
Author(s) -
Gabriela Toledo,
Christian Ochoa,
Albert J. Farias
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
supportive care in cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.133
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1433-7339
pISSN - 0941-4355
DOI - 10.1007/s00520-020-05722-4
Subject(s) - breast cancer , psychosocial , spirituality , medicine , psychological intervention , grounded theory , distress , nursing research , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , cancer , qualitative research , oncology , psychiatry , psychology , alternative medicine , nursing , pathology , social science , sociology
Distress from being diagnosed with breast cancer can impact a woman's decision to continue taking adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET). The purpose of this study is to explore how religion and/or spirituality influence women's psychosocial adjustment to breast cancer and subsequent symptom management among women on active AET.