Symptom Clusters and Their Impact on Spiritual Well-Being Among Women with Breast Cancer

To explore symptom experience and symptom clusters among Jordanian women with breast cancer and investigate whether these clusters predict patients' spiritual well-being. A sample of 142 Jordanian women with breast cancer were asked to complete the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS), Func...

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Published in:International journal of women's health 2024-06, Vol.16, p.961-970
Main Authors: Albusoul, Randa M, Hasanien, Amer A, Abdel Razeq, Nadin M, Al-Maharma, Dua' Y
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Breast cancer
Chronic diseases
Health aspects
jordan
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
oncology
Original Research
Psychological aspects
spiritual well-being
symptom assessment
symptom clusters
symptom experience
Women
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Summary:To explore symptom experience and symptom clusters among Jordanian women with breast cancer and investigate whether these clusters predict patients' spiritual well-being. A sample of 142 Jordanian women with breast cancer were asked to complete the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS), Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy- Spiritual Well-being (FACIT-Sp) scale, and socio-demographic questionnaire. Exploratory factor analysis was used to group symptoms into clusters, and multiple linear regression was used to explore the symptom clusters that predict spiritual well-being. The most prevalent symptoms among women with breast cancer were fatigue, anxiety, tension, and pain. All these symptoms have a prevalence greater than 50%. Three clusters were found: treatment-related symptom cluster consisting of eight symptoms, gastrointestinal symptom cluster consisting of seven symptoms, and psychological symptom cluster consisting of five symptoms. The psychological symptom cluster was the only cluster predicting the women's spiritual well-being (t (141) = -3.049; p < 0.01). Women with breast cancer experience several concurrent symptoms and symptom clusters. Screening for psychological symptom clusters and their treatment improves patients' spiritual well-being. The majority of women with breast cancer did not receive any complementary therapies and hardly any spiritual or psychological support, which should be provided in the future to support their spiritual well-being.
ISSN:1179-1411
1179-1411
DOI:10.2147/IJWH.S463840