Exploring physical symptoms and distress in early‐stage breast cancer survivors on hormone therapy: A qualitative study
The findings indicate specific areas of emotional need in women prescribed hormone therapy related to living with and managing physical symptoms. This provides insight into how symptoms can contribute to distress, which goes beyond previous research that reports the perceived consequences of symptoms and distress. The results, therefore, can inform healthcare professional communication to support and validate ongoing experiences and the underlying decision conflict, which may be distressing for some women. Furthermore, psychological interventions could address the sense of loss and acceptance of limitations and change.
Authors
- Rona Moss‐Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2927-3446)
- Sophie Fawson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5907-0562)
- Zoe Moon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5242-1718)
- Lyndsay D. Hughes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4907-0168)
- Melanie Rattue
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (GB)
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (GB)
- King's College School (GB)
- The London College (GB)
- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Health Psychology
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.70012
- Primary Topic
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- King’s College London
- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre