Abstract

MORENO, Fresia Hernández  and  HERNANDEZ, René Landero. Psychosocial aspects related to quality of life in women with breast cancer. Summa psicol. UST (En línea) [online]. 2014, vol.11, n.1, pp.99-104. ISSN 0718-0446.

The present study aimed to analyze the relationship of the variables stress, negative thoughts and social support to the quality of life in women with breast cancer. We used a non-probability sample of 50 women diagnosed with breast cancer and a cross-sectional design. The main results were found negative correlations between: stress and quality of life, social support and negative thoughts, negative thoughts and quality of life. We also found a positive relationship between the variables stress and negative thoughts and finally, positive relationship between social support and quality of life.

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