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non-Hispanic White breast cancer survivors in New Jersey
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2021
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Source: J Psychosoc Oncol. 39(5):595-612
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Alternative Title:J Psychosoc Oncol
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Description:Purpose:
To examine predictors of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Hispanic and non-Hispanic White (NHW) breast cancer (BC) survivors.
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Cross-sectional study using survey data.
Participants:
Women diagnosed with BC at ages 21–79 years, between 2012–2014, recruited from the New Jersey State Cancer Registry.
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HRQoL was assessed using the Functional Assessment Cancer Therapy (FACT-G) instrument. Descriptive statistics compared Hispanics and NHWs, and multivariate regression analyses identified predictors of HRQoL.
Results:
HRQoL was significantly higher scores among NHW (85.7 ± 18.5) than Hispanics (79.4 ± 20.1) (p < 0.05). In multivariate analyses, comorbidities (β: −13.3, 95%CI: −20.6, −5.92), late-stage diagnosis (β: −5.67, 95%CI: −10.7, −0.62), lower income (β: −13.9, 95%CI: −19.8, −7.97) and younger age at diagnosis were associated with lower HRQoL.
Conclusion:
Socio-demographic and clinic characteristics were significant predictors of HRQoL among diverse BC survivors.
Implications for Psychosocial Oncology:
Supportive psychosocial care interventions tailored to the needs of young, low-income BC survivors with comorbidities are needed.
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Pubmed ID:33198603
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC9724736
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Volume:39
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Issue:5
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