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Stress, coping strategies and expectations among breast cancer survivors in China: a qualitative study
BMC Psychology ( IF 2.7 ) Pub Date : 2021-02-08 , DOI: 10.1186/s40359-021-00515-8
Ruo-Yu Hu , Jing-Ya Wang , Wan-Li Chen , Jie Zhao , Chun-Hai Shao , Ji-Wei Wang , Xiao-Min Wei , Jin-Ming Yu

Breast cancer is a common tumor in China and has become a public health problem in modern society. Stress plays an important role in the occurrence and progression of cancer. At present, the current situation of stress on breast cancer survivors (BCSs) in China has not been fully understood. This study aims to explore the stress and coping strategies of Chinese BCSs, which provide suggestions to help BCSs reduce stress. Sixty-three BCSs from the Shanghai Cancer Rehabilitation Club in China were included in this study and were divided into eight focus groups. These were transcribed verbatim, coded using thematic analysis and analyzed using NVivo 11. Three themes were extracted from the data to address our research objectives: stress, coping strategies and expectations. The stress of BCSs included psychological stress, stress caused by physical pain, economic stress, stress caused by the change of life status, and stress caused by information overload; the coping strategies included self-strategies and help from others; from the perspective of the survivors, they put forward their expectations for both the society and themselves. This study shows that BCSs face a variety of stress. In the face of stress, BCSs need comprehensive support, including social and family support to cope with stressors. The findings from this study provide evidence for improving the quality of life among BCSs.

更新日期：2021-02-08

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