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ArticleNursing open2021

Correlations of social isolation and anxiety and depression symptoms among patients with breast cancer of Heilongjiang province in China: The mediating role of social support.

Bingshuo Liu, Xinyu Wu, Lei Shi, Han Li, Di Wu, Xin Lai, Yuyan Li, Yue Yang, Danni Li

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Article in Nursing open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Bingshuo LiuYouth League Committee, the Tumor Hospital Affiliated of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Xinyu WuDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Basic Medicine, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China.
Lei ShiDepartment of Health Management, School of Health Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8924-0734
Han LiDepartment of Sociology, School of Government Management, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, China.
Di WuDepartment of Breast Surgery, the Tumor Hospital Affiliated of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Xin LaiDepartment of Breast Surgery, the Tumor Hospital Affiliated of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Yuyan LiDepartment of Breast Surgery, the Tumor Hospital Affiliated of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Yue YangDepartment of Breast Surgery, the Tumor Hospital Affiliated of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Danni LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, the Tumor Hospital Affiliated of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Harbin Medical University · CNHeilongjiang University · CNHeilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine · CNSouthern Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo explore the correlations among social isolation and symptoms of anxiety and depression among patients with breast cancer in China and to further verify the mediating role of social support in social isolation and symptoms of depression or anxiety.

designA cross-sectional survey. SETTINGS: The cluster sampling method was conducted for 456 female inpatients diagnosed with breast cancer at the Tumor Hospital Affiliated of Harbin Medical University from April 2019-September 2019.

methodsPearson correlation analysis was used for identifying correlations among all the variables. Mediation effect analysis was used to examine the role of social support in social isolation and symptoms of depression or anxiety.

resultsThe results showed a prevalence of 73.26% and 70.44% for anxiety and depression symptoms in patients with breast cancer, respectively. Anxiety was significantly negatively correlated with social support (r = -.334, p < .01) and significantly positively correlated with social isolation (r = .369, p < .01). Similarly, depression was significantly negatively correlated with social support (r = -.289, p < .01) and significantly positively correlated with social isolation (r = .466, p < .01). Social support played a mediating role in social isolation and f symptoms of anxiety or depression among these patients.

conclusionsSocial isolation was positively correlated with symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with breast cancer, respectively. Social support for patients with breast cancer has a mediating effect on the patients' social isolation and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Therefore, the support of family, friends, hospitals, and organizations plays a positive role in reducing social isolation as well as symptoms of depression and anxiety in these patients.

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Breast NeoplasmsDepressionAnxietyChinaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansSocial IsolationSocial SupportSurveys and Questionnairesanxietybreast cancerdepressionsocial isolationsocial support

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