Psychological Burden of Breast Cancer Predicted Quality of Life: A Case Study of Multan Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiology
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https://doi.org/10.61506/01.00055Keywords:
Breast cancer, psychological burden, quality of lifeAbstract
Breast cancer is a highly prevalent cancer in females worldwide, with new cases around one million every year. The study was aimed to investigate psychological burden and quality of among women with breast cancer. The nature of study was quantitative that was completed through correlational research design. Questionnaires were administered with breast cancer patients by conducting a survey as method of data collection. Sample of 139 breast cancer patients were recruited from Multan Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiology through purposive sampling technique. Findings of study reveal that depression, anxiety and stress are the most frequent psychological disorders in BC patients. In addition, psychological burden due to BC among women is a significant negative predictor of quality of life. Moreover, results suggest that young breast cancer patients reported propounding level of psychological problems. Several psychotherapeutic and supportive approaches have proven effective in managing psychological disorders in BC patients.
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