Abstract

Patients with cancer are included in vulnerable groups with a low quality of life. Accordingly, this study aimed to explore the relationship between coping strategies and locus of control with the quality of life in women with early-stage breast cancer. A total of 224 women with breast cancer (M_age = 36.82; SD_age = 11.21) were selected using convenience sampling from general hospitals and cancer treatment centers in Tehran, Iran, and completed measures included Multidimensional Coping Inventory, Locus of Control of Behavior Scale, and World Health Organization Quality of Life. The results of the current study showed significant relationships between coping strategies and locus of control with the quality of life in women suffering from breast cancer. Moreover, the results of hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that the locus of control (β = − .47), task-focused coping style (β = .27), and emotion-focused coping strategy (β = − .19) were significant predictors of the patients’ quality of life. Quality of life of the women with early-stage breast cancer may be improved by helping them to adopt more task-focused coping strategies and internal locus of control.

摘要

癌症患者被纳入生活质量低下的脆弱人群中。因此，本研究旨在探讨早期乳腺癌妇女的应对策略和控制源与生活质量之间的关系。共有224名乳腺癌女性（M_年龄= 36.82；SD_年龄= 11.21）是从伊朗德黑兰的综合医院和癌症治疗中心通过方便抽样选择的，完成的措施包括多维应对清单，行为控制量表和世界卫生组织的生活质量。目前的研究结果表明，乳腺癌女性的应对策略和控制源与生活质量之间存在显着关系。此外，分层多元回归分析的结果表明，控制源（β= − .47），任务集中型应对方式（β= .27）和情感集中型应对策略（β=− .19）是患者生活质量的重要预测指标。早期乳腺癌妇女的生活质量可以通过帮助她们采取以任务为中心的应对策略和内部控制源来改善。