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- Title
Clusters by Menopausal Symptoms: Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors.
- Authors
Im, Eun-Ok; Chee, Wonshik
- Abstract
The purpose of this secondary analysis was to determine the clusters of Asian American breast cancer survivors by the severity scores of menopausal symptoms and to explore the characteristics associated with the identified clusters. The data from an ongoing study among 94 survivors were used. The instruments included the Perceived Isolation Scale, the Personal Resource Questionnaire, and the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale-Short Form. The data analysis was conducted using hierarchical cluster analyses and multinomial logistic analyses. Three clusters were identified: "the cluster with high severity scores of total, psychological, physical, and psychosomatic symptoms (Cluster 1)," "the cluster with moderate severity scores of total, psychological, physical, and psychosomatic symptoms (Cluster 2)," and "the cluster with low severity scores of total, psychological, physical, and psychosomatic symptoms (Cluster 3)." The clusters had significant differences in the level of acculturation, perceived social isolation, and perceived social support (p < 0.05).
- Subjects
CANCER patient psychology; CONFIDENCE intervals; SOCIAL support; SOCIAL networks; ASIANS; SEVERITY of illness index; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MENOPAUSE; CLUSTER analysis (Statistics); DATA analysis software; ODDS ratio; BREAST tumors; SECONDARY analysis; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
- Publication
Western Journal of Nursing Research, 2022, Vol 44, Issue 9, p854
- ISSN
0193-9459
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/01939459211018828