Medical factors and patterns of adjustment to breast cancer

Sexual Minority Women's Coping and Psychological Adjustment after a Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

“…30 Previous research found little or inconsistent impact of illness factors, such as time since diagnosis or type of medical treatment, on coping and adjustment. [46][47][48][49] Our data revealed an association of chemotherapy and mastectomy with fatalism and an association of mastectomy with distress. In our data, time since diagnosis was consistently unrelated to any of our coping and mood measures.…”

Symptoms Experience: A Concept Analysis

“…These consequences of the expression of symptoms include patients' adjustment to the illness (Hoskins et al, 1996), quality of life (Cella & Cherin, 1988;Cimprich, 1999), functional status (Dodd, Miaskowski, et al, 2001;Graydon et al, 1995), psychological state (Cimprich, 1999;McCorkle & Quint-Benoliel, 1983;Molassiotis et al, 1996;Nerenz, Leventhal, & Love, 1982), disease progression (Degner & Sloan, 1995), and survival (Degner & Sloan;Kaasa et al, 1988;Tamburini, Brunelli, Rosso, & Ventrafridda, 1996). The occurrence of symptoms can influence functional health status.…”

Relationships of mood disturbance and social support to symptom experience in Korean women with breast cancer

“…10,11 Portenoy et al reported that the most frequently experienced symptoms in 297 patients with cancer (of whom 32% had breast cancer) were lack of energy, lack of appetite, and pain. 12 In a one-year longitudinal study of 93 breast cancer patients, Hoskins, Budin, and Maislin 13 found that fatigue was a common experience that prevailed throughout the recovery period from 30 days to 6 months postsurgery, but was relieved after one year. Nausea, vomiting, and hair loss were also present from approximately 30 days to 6 months.…”