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The evolution of psychological distress trajectories in women diagnosed with advanced breast cancer: a longitudinal study

Anxiety and depression (distress) over the first year following the initial adjuvant therapy for advanced breast cancer (ABC) remain poorly documented in non‐Caucasian populations. This study describes trajectories of distress and their determinants in Chinese women with ABC.

Supportive care needs in Hong Kong Chinese women confronting advanced breast cancer

Women with advanced breast cancer (ABC) are living longer, so understanding their needs becomes important. This cross‐sectional study investigated the type and extent of unmet supportive care needs in Hong Kong Chinese women with advanced breast cancer.

Validation of the Chinese version of the Short-form Supportive Care Needs Survey Questionnaire (SCNS-SF34-C)

Background: There is no instrument available in Chinese for assessing psychosocial needs. This study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the Chinese version of the Supportive Care Needs Survey short form (SCNS‐SF34‐C) in Chinese women with breast cancer (BC).

Goal adjustment influence on psychological well-being following advanced breast cancer diagnosis

A diagnosis of advanced breast cancer (ABC) challenges a womans ambitions. This longitudinal study explored (1) if goal adjustment disposition influenced psychological adjustment patterns among women with ABC and (2) if dispositional hope and optimism moderate effects of goal adjustment on psychological adjustment.

Comparing the meanings of living with advanced breast cancer between women resilient to distress and women with persistent distress: a qualitative study

Most women with advanced breast cancer (ABC) show little distress, but about one in ten show persistent distress over time. It remains unclear if meanings ascribed by patients to ABC differentiate these distress trajectories.

Psychometric assessment of the Chinese version of the brief illness perception questionnaire in breast cancer survivors

Objective The eight-item Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ) supposedly evaluates cognitive and emotional representations of illness. This study examined the validity and reliability of a traditional Chinese version of the B-IPQ in Hong Kong Chinese breast cancer survivors. Methods 358 Chinese breast cancer survivors who had recently ended their primary treatment completed this B-IPQ Chinese version. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) tested the factor structure. The internal consistency, construct, predictive and convergent validities of the scale were assessed. Results CFA revealed that the original three-factor (cognitive-emotional representations and illness comprehensibility) structure of the B-IPQ poorly fitted our sample. After deleting one item measuring illness coherence, seven-item gave an optimal two-factor (cognitive-emotional representations) structure for the B-IPQ (B-IPQ-7). Cronbach’s alpha for the two subscales were 0.653 and 0.821, and for the overall seven-item scale of B-IPQ was 0.783. Correlations of illness perception and physical symptom distress, anxiety, depression and known-group comparison between different treatment status suggested acceptable construct validity. The association between baseline illness perception and psychological distress at 3-month follow up supported predictive validity. Conclusions B-IPQ-7 appears to be a moderately valid measure of illness perception in cancer population, potentially useful for assessing illness representations in Chinese women with breast cancer.

Illness perceptions as predictors of psychological distress among head and neck cancer survivors: a longitudinal study

Leventhals commonsense model implies illness perceptions influence illness outcomes. This study examined illness perceptions among head and neck cancer survivors, and whether these predicted subsequent psychological distress.

Trajectory patterns of supportive care needs among Chinese women with advanced breast cancer

Nadine Köhle 1, Constance Drossaert2, Cornelia van Uden-Kraan3, Irma Verdonck -de Leeuw4, Ernst Bohlmeijer5 1University of Twente, Enschede, Overijssel, The Netherlands, 2University of Twente, Enschede, Overijssel, The Netherlands, 3VU University, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands, 4VU University, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands, 5University of Twente, Enschede, Overijssel, The NetherlandsFrom Vision to Action - Innovation and Implementation of an Integrated Cancer Rehabilitation Within Clinical Practice