Cancer Anxiety Mediates the Association Between Satisfaction With Medical Communication and Psychological Quality of Life After Prophylactic Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy

Cancer Anxiety Mediates the Association Between Satisfaction With Medical Communication and Psychological Quality of Life After Prophylactic Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy

BackgroundProphylactic Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy (PBSO) reduces the risk of developing ovarian cancer. However, the psychological mechanisms that may affect post-surgery Quality of Life (QoL) among patients who underwent PBSO are still largely unknown. Thus, this study aimed at exploring the d...

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Main Authors: Cristina Zarbo, Agostino Brugnera, Luigi Frigerio, Chiara Celi, Angelo Compare, Valentina Dessì, Rosalba Giordano, Chiara Malandrino, Federica Paola Sina, Maria Grazia Strepparava, Isadora Vaglio Tessitore, Mariangela Ventura, Robert Fruscio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
prophylactic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
quality of life
communication
BRCA
ovarian cancer
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.840931/full

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