Awareness, offer, and use of psychosocial services by breast cancer survivors in Germany: a prospective multi-centre study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study examined the pattern of psychosocial care in breast cancer survivors.

Methods

In a prospective study with measurements before surgery, 1 month, 8 months, and 5 years thereafter, we examined the proportion of breast cancer survivors who were aware about, had been offered and received various types of psychosocial services from psychologists, social workers, doctors, self-help groups etc. The degree of helpfulness per service among users was ascertained with Likert scales. Determinants of awareness, offer and use were investigated using binary logistic regression analyses. How the services are inter-related was tested with principal component analyses.

Results

Among 456 breast cancer survivors who participated until 5 years, psychological services wer

SUBMITTER: Singer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9984346 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature