Self-advocacy Behaviors and Needs in Women with Advanced Cancer: Assessment and Differences by Patient Characteristics

ConclusionsWomen with advanced cancer report engaging in self-advocacy behaviors and these are associated with higher quality of life and lower symptom burden. Future research should determine if self-advocacy behaviors and needs change over time and how patient characteristics impact self-advocacy behaviors and needs.
Source: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research