title: Predicting mental quality of life in breast cancer survivors using comparison participants.
abstract: The objective of this research is to propose a comprehensive model for the prediction of long-term mental health in breast cancer survivors diagnosed 5 to 15 years earlier, compared to female participants referring to the most stressful event that occurred within the last 20 years. Nearly 300 survivors and 132 comparison participants were consulted using a questionnaire, which evaluated personality variables, transactional variables, and current mental quality of life. Structural equation modeling was used. The transactional proposed model was able to account for long-term mental health variance in both groups but was more relevant to women with breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Nantes, Nantes, France. sophie.lelorain@parisdescartes.fr
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lelorain
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tessier
authors.forename: Agnès
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Florin
authors.forename: Angélique
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bonnaud-Antignac
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*