Structural model of the relationship between coping strategies with stress, psychological distress, psychological adjustment, and quality of life in women with breast cancer

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Mojgan Keshvari ¹ , Hasan Ashayeri ² , Sara Pashang ³

1 - Department of psychology, Kish International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kish Island, Iran.
2 - Professor of Speech Therapy, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
3 - Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Alborz, Iran.

Received: 2021-06-07 Accepted : 2021-07-01 Published : 2023-05-22

Keywords: breast cancer, quality of life, Psychological Distress, Coping strategies with stress,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to investigate the structural model of the relationship between coping strategies with stress, psychological distress, psychological adjustment and quality of life in women with breast cancer. The method of this study was correlation (structural equations). The statistical population consisted of breast cancer patients referred to specialized cancer clinics in Tehran between October and December 2019. The sample consisted of 250 breast cancer patients who were selected by voluntary sampling method. Data were obtained through stress coping response questionnaire (CRI), quality of life scale, psychological distress questionnaire (DASS and psychological adjustment questionnaire). The results showed that the direct path of the model from coping strategies to stress to quality of life (β=0.29 P<0.01), psychological distress to quality of life (β=-0.42 P<0.01), psychological adjustment to quality of life (β=0.37 P<0.01) was significant. It can be concluded that the relationship between coping strategies with stress, psychological distress and quality of life in women with breast cancer has a good fit.