ArticleBMC women's health2022
Assessing the relationship between body image and quality of life among rural and urban breast cancer survivors in China.
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Abstract
backgroundBreast cancer survivors experience altered body image and quality of life (QoL) due to the disease and its treatment. The multidimensional nature of body image and QoL makes their relationships complex. This study aimed to examine the associations between the two concepts in Chinese breast cancer survivors and test whether these associations are moderated by rural-urban residence.
methodsA cross-sectional design was adopted. Breast cancer survivors were recruited via a convenience sampling method. Two validated questionnaires (the Body Image Self-Rating Questionnaire for Breast Cancer and 36-item Short-Form Health Survey) and questions assessing demographic and clinical covariates were administered. Multiple linear regressions were used to assess the relationship between body image and QoL domains and to examine the moderating effect of rural-urban residence.
resultsIn our sample of 354 breast cancer survivors, half (50.28%) lived in rural areas. After adjusting for demographic and clinical variables, better perception of body image-related sexual activity change, role change, and psychological change was significantly associated with better physical (β ranged from - 0.15 to - 0.11, p < 0.05) and mental (β ranged from - 0.46 to - 0.34, p < 0.001) well-being. Better perception of body image-related social and behavior change was significantly associated only with better mental well-being (β ranged from - 0.40 to - 0.33, p < 0.001). The association between body image and mental well-being was much stronger in urban subjects (b = - 0.38, p < 0.001) than in rural subjects (b = - 0.20, p < 0.001).
conclusionsOur findings suggest that multidimensional body image is associated with physical and mental well-being in Chinese breast cancer survivors. Body image appears to play a larger role in urban breast cancer survivors' mental well-being. Our results indicate that incorporating interventions that address body image issues would be advantageous for survivorship care to enhance QoL in breast cancer survivors. Furthermore, rural-urban differences should be considered in the strategic design of survivorship care programs in rural and urban settings.
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