Motherhood role concerns in young women with breast cancer: a mixed-methods study
Young women with breast cancer had moderate-to-high level parenting concerns, TNM stage, number of children, treatment stage, and children's age were its associated factors. Their concerns about the motherhood role mainly involved their children's caring, the father's parenting ability, and challenges of themselves. This study can help healthcare professionals address the needs of young women with breast cancer in motherhood roles and provide support to help them cope with the challenges they face.
Authors
- Dan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4601-6839)
- Wenjuan Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8751-1302)
- Qian Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4928-3366)
- Yuping Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0627-0381)
- Xiaoxu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4700-3300)
- Linping Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1714-9773)
- Jing Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4618-0444)
- Mengjiao Xu
Institutions
- Xuzhou Medical College (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Women s Health
- Published
- 2025-07-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-025-03870-5
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Family Support in Illness
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 33.61
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- National Science and Technology Major Project