Symptom-Management Self-efficacy Mediates the Effects of Symptom Distress on the Quality of Life Among Taiwanese Oncology Outpatients With Breast Cancer

Cancer Nursing
Shu-Yuan LiangHeng-Hsin Tung

Abstract

Theory has suggested that self-efficacy plays an important role in facilitating health behaviors and, in turn, promoting healthy outcomes. However, limited research has focused on the mechanisms through which symptom-management self-efficacy acts as a mediator between symptom distress and quality of life (QOL) for patients with breast cancer who have undergone chemotherapy. The purpose of this study is to examine the association between symptom distress and QOL among Taiwanese oncology outpatients with breast cancer and proposed symptom-management self-efficacy as a mediator between symptom distress and QOL. This cross-sectional study included 201 oncology outpatients in 1 teaching hospital in the Taipei area of Taiwan. The research instruments included the Symptom-Management Self-Efficacy Scale-Breast Cancer, the symptom distress scale, and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Group Questionnaire. Bootstrapping was used to statistically assess the possible mediating effects of self-efficacy on QOL. Symptom-management self-efficacy mediated the association between symptom distress and global QOL (indirect effect, -6.33; 95% confidence interval [CI], -9.63 to -3.74), functional QOL (indi...Continue Reading

Associated Clinical Trials

References

Oct 1, 1978·Cancer Nursing·R McCorkle, K Young
Apr 7, 2005·Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer·Sheila H Ridner
Feb 14, 2006·Oncology Nursing Forum·Katherine L ByarMelissa A Cetak
Apr 20, 2010·Quality of Life Research : an International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation·Nina RottmannChristoffer Johansen
May 16, 2012·Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences·Gema Costa-RequenaPaz Fernández-Ortega

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Nov 18, 2017·Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing·Lynn L WhitePhilip J Bierman
Dec 19, 2017·Oncology Nursing Forum·Annemarie CoolbrandtKoen Milisen
Nov 24, 2019·Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer·Chia-Tai HungYun-Hsiang Lee
Nov 28, 2017·Disability and Rehabilitation·Helena Fridberg, Catharina Gustavsson
May 12, 2018·Colorectal Disease : the Official Journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland·C GranoC Violani
Jul 20, 2021·European Journal of Oncology Nursing : the Official Journal of European Oncology Nursing Society·Yueh-Chen Yeh
Aug 17, 2021·Journal of Psychosocial Oncology·Janelle Levesque BPsych Hons PhDAfaf Girgis BSc PhD

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Aphasia

Aphasia affects the ability to process language, including formulation and comprehension of language and speech, as well as the ability to read or write. Here is the latest research on aphasia.

Related Papers

Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
Shu-Yuan LiangChia-Chin Lin
Pain Management Nursing : Official Journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
Shu-Yuan LiangYu-Yin Lu
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved