Body image mediates the relationship between post-surgery needs and health-related quality of life among women with breast cancer: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Although body image (BI) disturbance is a common problem that often contributes to poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among women with breast cancer following surgery, the mediating role of BI (as a self-perceptive factor) in the relationship between needs and HRQoL afte...

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Main Authors: Kaina Zhou, Wen Wang, Minjie Li, Jinghua An, Lanting Huo, Xiaole He, Jin Li, Xiaomei Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-020-01400-5