Perceived support, social and marital challenges in the lives of breast cancer survivors after illness: a self-administered cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast cancer (BC) is a traumatic illness. BC is the leading female cancer in Palestine. Complex socio-political dynamics impact patients' lives, resulting in an increasing need for social support to develop resilience after illness.

Methods

Data was collected through a cross-sectional survey targeting women living in the Gaza Strip who had been diagnosed with BC. The survey was self-administered and distributed to 350 women between 1 March and 30 May 2021. Descriptive statistics and multinomial logistic regression analysis (SPSS, version 28.0) were used to explore perceived support, post-illness social and marital changes and the association between these changes and socio-demographic, illness-related and support-related variables.

Findings

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SUBMITTER: Ammar-Shehada W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10513897 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature