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A structural model for adjustment to aging among older women in breast cancer remission

dc.contributor.authorvon Humboldt, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorCarneiro, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorLeal, Isabel Pereira
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-20T19:22:58Z
dc.date.available2018-06-20T19:22:58Z
dc.date.issued2018-04
dc.description.abstractThis study aims to build a structural model to explore the predictors of adjustment to aging (AtA) reported by older women in breast cancer remission. A community-dwelling sample of 771 older women in breast cancer remission aged between 75 and 98 years answered a questionnaire to determine socio-demographic (age, income, marital status, education, household, and living setting), and healthrelated characteristics (self-reported functional limitations and disabilities, time since remission, other type of cancer, breast reconstruction, perceived health, recent disease and medication). Several measures were employed to assess AtA, sense of coherence and subjective well-being. Structural equation modeling was used to explore a structural model of the self-reported AtA, encompassing all variables. Significant predictors of AtA are self-reported disability (β = .404; p < .001), time since remission (β = .371; p < .001), perceived health (β = .257; p < .001), other type of cancer (β = .231; p < .001), breast reconstruction (β = .153; p = .008), marital status (β = .141; p < .001), sense of coherence (β = .140; p < .001), and living setting (β = .139; p = .006). These variables accounted for 84.3% of the variability of AtA. Self-reported disability and time since remission were the strongest predictors of AtA. Our findings suggest that health care interventions with older women in breast cancer remission still living in the community may benefit from clearly including these predictors of AtA, as they are relevant for promoting older women’ s aging well.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationApplied Research Quality Life, 1-19. Doi: 10.1007/s11482-018-9622-3pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11482-018-9622-3pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn18712576
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/6425
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringer Verlagpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAdjustment to agingpt_PT
dc.subjectBreast cancer remissionpt_PT
dc.subjectOlder womenpt_PT
dc.subjectPredictorspt_PT
dc.subjectStructural equation modelingpt_PT
dc.titleA structural model for adjustment to aging among older women in breast cancer remissionpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceGermanypt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage19pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleApplied Research in Quality of Lifept_PT
rcaap.rightsrestrictedAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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