Correlation between Stress and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Subjects
Journal Title: Chinese Journal of Medical Research - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Breast cancer patients recurrently encounter with serious side effects which causes stress in the course of treatment admitting substantial lowering of quality of life. The study aimed at correlating the levels of stress with quality of life among breast cancer patients in arm I, II and III. Stress during cancer treatment causes severe emotional and psychological disturbances. Among all types of cancer, breast cancer has the greatest stress level due to treatment, stages, recurrence, life threat, disturbed body images, sexuality, fertility and generic sense of femininity. Diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer are stressful that affect overall functioning. Stress has many dimensions like emotional, psychological and physical strain caused by stressors. Psychological stress causes emotional pain and upset. Emotional responses are unique and may vary over time. The literature demonstrated that quality of life is altered by psychosocial stress and inadequate social support among breast cancer patients at Denizli (Turkey). As the stages of cancer progress, there is a decline in quality of life. Stress is inversely related with quality of life. When the family stressor exacerbates the quality of life tapers in breast cancer patients. Likewise negative association is noticed when the level of stress decreases and quality of life increases.
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Sampoornam W, Vijayaragavan R
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