Coping strategies and anxiety in young breast cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We sought to describe coping strategies reported by young breast cancer survivors and evaluate the relationship between utilization of specific coping strategies and anxiety in survivorship.

Methods

Participants enrolled in The Young Women's Breast Cancer Study, a multi-center, cohort of women diagnosed with breast cancer at age ≤ 40 years, completed surveys that assessed demographics, coping strategies (reported at 6-month post-enrollment and 18-month post-diagnosis), and anxiety (2 years post-diagnosis). We used univariable and multivariable logistic regression to examine the relationship between coping strategies and anxiety.

Results

A total of 833 women with stage 0-3 breast cancer were included in the analysis; median age at diagnosis was 37 (range: 17-40

SUBMITTER: Krasne M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10236528 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature