Body Image, Coping Styles, and Self-Care Capacity Among Breast Cancer Patients With Lymphedema: A Moderating Model Analysis

Coping styles partially moderate between body image and self-care capacity, and body image exhibits a less negative impact on the self-care capacity of those with highly positive coping styles, while negative coping exacerbates this relationship. Pathway-role interactions and moderating effects of coping styles may facilitate nursing practitioners in formulating targeted interventions to effectively enhance self-care capacity.