Objective: To examine that indirect effect of resilient coping between optimism and perceived control as moderated by stage 0 to stage 3 of lobular and ductal carcinoma among women.
Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Anmol Cancer Hospital from December 2021 to May 2022. A purposive sample of 261 breast cancer women including lobular carcinoma in situ, 19(7.27%); Ductal carcinoma in situ 32(12.26%); Invasive lobular carcinoma, 34(13.03%); Invasive ductal carcinoma, 176(67.43%) with mean age 39.50+2.01 years, was taken. Demographic Information was recorded and Revised Life Orientation Test, Brief Resilient Coping Scale, and Focus of Perceived Control Scale were used. The data were analyzed through SPSS v3.5.
Results: Out of 261 women, 51(19.54%) were diagnosed with stage 0, 86(32.95%) 1, 55(21.07%) 2, and 69 (26.43%) stage 3 breast cancer. The direct effects of optimism and resilient coping were found on perceived control over physical symptoms, emotions, medical care, cancer outcomes and life in general (p
Key words: Ductal and lobular carcinoma, optimism, perceived control, resilient coping, stages of carcinoma.
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