Quality of Life and Psychological Reaction among Newly Diagnosed Women with Breast Cancer

Mohamed Elsayed Ebrahim, Samar; Abd-El Hameed Loutfy, Zienab; Mohammed Ibrahim, Fatma

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2025.454878

Quality of Life and Psychological Reaction among Newly Diagnosed Women with Breast Cancer

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ (1)B.SC. in Nursing (2018) Faculty of Nursing- Ain Shams University Clinical Instructor at Technical Institute of Nursing at El Salam Hospital

² Professor of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University

³ Assistant Professor of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University

10.21608/ejhc.2025.454878

Abstract

Background: Measuring quality of life (QoL) in breast cancer women has been the focus of clinical practice and research in recent decades and is of importance in assessing treatment outcomes. Aim: To assess quality of life among newly diagnosed women with breast cancer. Design: A cross-sectional design used to achieve the aim of this study. Setting: This study was conducted at the out-patient clinics of El Salam Oncology Center affiliated to Specialized Medical Centers. Subject: 175 newly diagnosed women with breast cancer. Data collection tools: Tool I: Structured interview questionnaire including demographic data, clinical data, and knowledge of women regarding breast cancer, Tool II: Quality of Life Instrument- (Breast Cancer Patient Version), and Tool III: Psychological reactions Questionnaires. Results: Data analysis of the current study showed that two thirds of the newly diagnosed women with breast cancer under study had low total quality of life level. Additionally, less than two thirds of them had mild psychological reaction to cancer diagnosis. Conclusion: The majority of the studied women had low quality of life and mild levels of psychological reactions to cancer diagnosis. Recommendation: Developing and implementing rehabilitation programs to enhance breast cancer women’s self-care and quality of life. Psycho-educational awareness programs should be applied to promote stress management, emotional resilience, self-regulation, and coping mechanisms.

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