Exploring physical symptoms and distress in early-stage breast cancer survivors on hormone therapy: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Distress and physical symptoms are ongoing for early-stage breast cancer survivors on adjuvant hormone therapy. While previous qualitative research has focused on reporting the outcomes of distress and symptoms, as well as medication adherence, this study aimed to understand the link between symptoms and distress, exploring specifically how symptoms are distressing to inform interventions.

Design and methods

A qualitative design was used with online semi-structured interviews conducted with 23 women with Stage I-III hormone receptor positive breast cancer, living in the United Kingdom and prescribed hormone therapy in the previous 2 years, about their experience of hormone therapy. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using inductive reflexive themati

SUBMITTER: Fawson S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12359020 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature