Open AccessCancer-Relevant Self-Efficacy Is Related to Better Health-Related Quality of Life and Lower Cancer-Specific Distress and Symptom Burden Among Latina Breast Cancer Survivors
Author(s) -
Sharon H. Baik,
Laura B. Oswald,
Diana Buitrago,
Joanna Buscemi,
Francisco Iacobelli,
Alejandra PerezTamayo,
Judith Guitelman,
Alma Diaz,
Frank J. Penedo,
Betina R. Yanez
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of behavioral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1532-7558
pISSN - 1070-5503
DOI - 10.1007/s12529-020-09890-9
Subject(s) - cancer , medicine , breast cancer , quality of life (healthcare) , health psychology , distress , psychological distress , oncology , clinical psychology , gerontology , psychiatry , public health , anxiety , pathology , nursing
Latina breast cancer survivors (BCS) often report poorer health-related quality of life (HRQOL), higher symptom burden, and greater psychosocial needs compared to non-Latina BCS. However, Latinas are underrepresented in cancer survivorship research and more work is needed to examine the factors contributing to these psychosocial disparities. This study aimed to evaluate potentially modifiable patient characteristics associated with HRQOL, breast cancer concerns, and cancer-specific distress among Latina BCS.