Stress, coping strategies and expectations among breast cancer survivors in China: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast cancer is a common tumor in China and has become a public health problem in modern society. Stress plays an important role in the occurrence and progression of cancer. At present, the current situation of stress on breast cancer survivors (BCSs) in China has not been fully understood. This study aims to explore the stress and coping strategies of Chinese BCSs, which provide suggestions to help BCSs reduce stress.

Methods

Sixty-three BCSs from the Shanghai Cancer Rehabilitation Club in China were included in this study and were divided into eight focus groups. These were transcribed verbatim, coded using thematic analysis and analyzed using NVivo 11.

Results

Three themes were extracted from the data to address our research objectives: stress, coping s

SUBMITTER: Hu RY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7869238 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature