ABSTRACT

Given the stress and uncertainty of struggling with a serious disease, it is important to understand and identify factors related to the mental health of women with cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of health perceptions, leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), and social support on the mental health of women with breast cancer living in the U.S. Data for this study were obtained from the 2017 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS 5 Cycle 1). It was found that three independent variables (i.e., LTPA, perceived social support, and health perception) significantly contributed to mental health in the proposed model. Of these variables, social support was the strongest positive predictor of mental health among women with breast cancer, followed by LTPA and health perception. The results of this study suggest that receiving positive social support, participating in LTPA, and maintaining perceptions of positive health status are important for the mental health and wellbeing of women with breast cancer.

摘要

考虑到与严重疾病作斗争的压力和不确定性，重要的是要了解和识别与癌症妇女的心理健康有关的因素。这项研究的目的是调查健康知觉，休闲时间的体育活动（LTPA）和社会支持对居住在美国的乳腺癌女性心理健康的影响。该研究的数据来自2017年健康信息国家趋势调查（提示5周期1）。发现在建议的模型中，三个独立变量（即LTPA，感知的社会支持和健康感知）显着促进了心理健康。在这些变量中，社会支持是乳腺癌女性心理健康的最强阳性预测指标，其次是LTPA和健康感知。