ArticleBMC cancer2020
The psychosocial determinants of quality of life in breast cancer survivors: a scoping review.
Article in BMC cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07253987 (Cancer Survivors Program), which is not on this map. Cited by 36 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Cancer Survivors Program: Effectiveness of Monitoring Adverse Events After Completion of Curative Treatment for Breast and Prostate Cancer
Who cites it
36 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Second-To-Fourth Digit Ratio (2D:4D) in Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2026Pooled it
- Comprehensive Review of Breast Cancer Consequences for the Patients and Their Coping Strategies: A Systematic Review.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterPooled it
- Links between nocturnal hypoxia and cognitive function in breast cancer.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Efficacy of a 4-Week Nurse-Led Exercise Rehabilitation Program in Improving the Quality of Life in Women Receiving a Post-Mastectomy Reconstruction Using the Motiva ErgonomixInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Resilience in Recovery: The Interplay of Coping Strategies and Psychological Factors Among Breast Cancer Survivors.World journal of oncology · 2026Article
- Review
- Quality of life in breast cancer survivors: insights from a university hospital in Sri Lanka.BMC cancer · 2026Article
- Acceptance, Perceived Usefulness, and Data Sharing in Mobile Health Apps Among Patients With Breast Cancer: Cross-Sectional Survey Study.JMIR cancer · 2026Article
- The use of social media interventions for breast cancer survivors: a narrative review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Review
- Association of marital and parental status with stress, support, adherence, and quality of life among breast cancer women.PloS one · 2026Article
- Associations between psychosocial distress and health-promoting lifestyles in patients with malignant tumors: the critical role of self-perceived burden.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life of early breast cancer patients undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy - an observational, multicenter study.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) · 2025Observational
- Sleep Quality Moderates the Impact of Place-Based Social Adversity on Physical Health in Women with Breast Cancer Transitioning from Active Treatment to Survivorship.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Article
- Health-related quality of life trajectories among older breast cancer survivors: a SEER-MHOS analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Psycho-Oncology in Breast Cancer: Supporting Women Through Distress, Treatment, and Recovery-Three Arguments-Rapid Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- A Comprehensive Evaluation of Factors Affecting the Mental Status and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients With Schizophrenia at Different Treatment Stages (Preoperative and Postoperative).Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2025Article
- Risk Factors for Treatment Toxicity and High Side Effect Burden Among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Retrospective Chart Review.Cancers · 2025Article
- Social Determinants of Health and Their Impact on Quality of Life in Young Female Breast Cancer Survivors, the Mediating Role of Treatment Regret: A Path Analysis.Cancer management and research · 2025Article
- "Perspective: An integrated vision of the quality of life in breast cancer survivorship trajectory".Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2024Article
- The Experience of Women Receiving Mastectomy Care in an Acute Surgical Ward: A Qualitative Study.Nursing open · 2024Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundBreast cancer care today involves state-of-the-art biomedical treatment but can fail to address the broader psychosocial and quality-of-life (QoL) issues associated with the transition to breast cancer survivorship. This scoping review examines the evidence on the influence of psychosocial determinants on QoL in breast cancer survivors.
methodsScoping review methodology was used to: (1) identify the research question(s); (2) identify relevant studies; (3) undertake study selection; (4) extract data; (5) collate, summarise and report the results.
resultsA total of 33 studies met the inclusion criteria. The majority of studies were conducted in the US (n = 22, 67%) and were mainly cross-sectional (n = 26, 79%). Sixteen psychosocial determinants of QoL were identified. Social support (n = 14, 42%), depression (n = 7, 21%) and future appraisal and perspective (n = 7, 21%) were the most frequently investigated determinants. Twelve different QoL measures were used. A range of different measurement tools were also used per psychosocial determinant (weighted average = 6). The 14 studies that measured the influence of social support on QoL employed 10 different measures of social support and 7 different measures of QoL. In general, across all 33 studies, a higher level of a positive influence and a lower level of a negative influence of a psychosocial determinant was associated with a better QoL e.g. higher social support and lower levels of depression were associated with a higher/better QoL. For some determinants such as spirituality and coping skills the influence on QoL varied, but these determinants were less commonly investigated.
conclusionConsensus around measures of QoL and psychological determinants would be valuable and would enable research to determine the influence of psychosocial determinants on QoL adequately. Research in other healthcare settings beyond the US is required, in order to understand the influence of organisation and follow-up clinical and supportive care on psychosocial determinants and QoL and to improve the quality of care in breast cancer survivors.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.