Depression, anxiety and quality of life among women living with breast cancer in Ghana: mediating roles of social support and religiosity.

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Depression and anxiety are common mental health comorbidities found among women living with breast cancer. The presence of these mental health comorbidities results in decreased quality of life among patients. However, the indirect effects of depression and anxiety on quality of life have not been fully established. This study therefore examined the direct and indirect effects of depression and anxiety on quality of life through social support and religiosity.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Support Care Cancer

Title: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

ISSN (Electronic): 1433-7339

ISSN (Print): 0941-4355

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 2020

Volume: 28

Issue: 6

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[1 ] Department of Family and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana. nkugbey@gmail.com.

[2 ] Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.

[3 ] Department of Psychology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

[4 ] Discipline of Psychology, School of Applied Human Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.

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Publisher Item ID: 10.1007/s00520-019-05027-1

DOI: 10.1007/s00520-019-05027-1

PubMed ID: 31520120

SO-VID: 9ffd7a0c-711b-4868-b1ea-2a721c734215

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Keywords: Quality of life,Social support,Religiosity,Ghana,Depression,Breast cancer,Anxiety

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Keywords: Quality of life, Social support, Religiosity, Ghana, Depression, Breast cancer, Anxiety

Depression, anxiety and quality of life among women living with breast cancer in Ghana: mediating roles of social support and religiosity.

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