Determinants of Post-Traumatic Growth and Quality of Life in Ghanaian Breast Cancer Survivors

Sakyibea Darling Ofei; Enoch Teye-Kwadjo; Margaret Amankwah-Poku; Angela Anarfi Gyasi-Gyamerah; Charity S Akotia; Joseph Osafo; Rizwana Roomaney; Ashraf Kagee

doi:10.1080/07357907.2023.2181636

Determinants of Post-Traumatic Growth and Quality of Life in Ghanaian Breast Cancer Survivors

Cancer Invest. 2023 Apr;41(4):379-393. doi: 10.1080/07357907.2023.2181636. Epub 2023 Feb 27.

Authors

Sakyibea Darling Ofei¹, Enoch Teye-Kwadjo¹, Margaret Amankwah-Poku¹, Angela Anarfi Gyasi-Gyamerah¹, Charity S Akotia¹, Joseph Osafo¹, Rizwana Roomaney², Ashraf Kagee²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
² Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa.

PMID: 36794324
DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2023.2181636

Abstract

This study assessed the psychosocial factors associated with post-traumatic growth (PTG) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in women breast cancer survivors. Women (N = 128) completed questionnaires on social support, religiosity, hope, optimism, benefit-finding, PTG and HRQoL. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. Results showed that perceived social support, religiosity, hope, optimism, and benefit finding were positively associated with PTG. Religiosity and PTG were positively associated with HRQoL. The results suggest that interventions aimed at increasing religiosity, hope, optimism, and perceived support can help survivors cope better with breast cancer.

Keywords: Breast cancer; post-traumatic growth; quality of life; social support.

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Psychological
Breast Neoplasms* / psychology
Cancer Survivors* / psychology
Female
Ghana
Humans
Posttraumatic Growth, Psychological*
Quality of Life / psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Survivors / psychology