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Locus of control, quality of life, anxiety, and depression among Malaysian breast cancer patients: The mediating role of uncertainty

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The findings indicated the need for early, targeted psychological interventions seeking to gradually shift cancer patients' locus of control from external to internal in order to improve their quality of life and reduce their depression and anxiety.
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This article is published in European Journal of Oncology Nursing.The article was published on 2017-04-01. It has received 47 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale & Anxiety.

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Health-related quality of life in Asian patients with breast cancer: a systematic review.

TL;DR: In Asia, patients with breast cancer, in particular those with other comorbidities and those treated with chemotherapy, with less social support and with more unmet needs, have poorer HRQL.
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Uncertainty and Quality of Life in Women With Breast Cancer: Moderating Role of Coping Styles.

TL;DR: Lack of information about breast cancer, treatment, hospitalization, and disease recurrence is related to poorer quality of life, however, this negative relationship becomes weaker when active emotional coping strategies are used.
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COVID-19 uncertainty and sleep: the roles of perceived stress and intolerance of uncertainty during the early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak.

TL;DR: It is suggested that intolerance of uncertainty and perceived stress are critical factors in the relationship between COVID-19 uncertainty and sleep outcomes.
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Uncertainty and quality of life of Malaysian women with breast cancer: Mediating role of coping styles and mood states

TL;DR: The findings revealed that breast cancer patients experiencing a high level of uncertainty more likely use avoidant and less likely use active emotional coping strategies which in turn amplifies anxiety and depression and undermines their quality of life.
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Education Moderates the Relationship Between Spirituality with Quality of Life and Stress Among Malay Muslim Women with Breast Cancer.

TL;DR: Investigation of the relationship between spirituality with quality of life and stress of Malay Muslim breast cancer patients in Malaysia indicated that the more spiritual respondents reported a higher level of quality oflife and lower level of stress.
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The study suggests that psychosocial interventions targeting locus of control can improve the quality of life and reduce anxiety and depression among Malaysian breast cancer patients.