Oncology nursing forum
-
Oncology nursing forum · May 2012
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyPredicting fear of breast cancer recurrence and self-efficacy in survivors by age at diagnosis.
To determine the effect that age at diagnosis has on fear of breast cancer recurrence and to identify the predictors of fear of recurrence using self-efficacy as a mediator. ⋯ Oncology nurses are in a key role to assess fear of recurrence and provide self-efficacy interventions to reduce it in breast cancer survivors. Strategies to efficiently address fear of recurrence to reduce psychological distress in survivorship follow-up care are warranted.