Open AccessAnxiety- and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients With Breast Cancer: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of China and the United States
Author(s) -
Jueng Soo You,
Qian Lü,
Michael J. Zvolensky,
Zhiqiang Meng,
Kay Garcia,
Lorenzo Cohen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of global oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.002
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 2378-9506
DOI - 10.1200/jgo.2016.008763
Subject(s) - anxiety , medicine , breast cancer , quality of life (healthcare) , psychosocial , context (archaeology) , cancer , clinical psychology , association (psychology) , demography , psychiatry , gerontology , psychology , nursing , psychotherapist , paleontology , sociology , biology
Literature has documented the prevalence of anxiety and its adverse effect on quality of life among patients with breast cancer from Western countries, yet cross-cultural examinations with non-Western patients are rare. This cross-cultural study investigated differences in anxiety and its association with quality of life between US and Chinese patients with breast cancer.