A study of the mediating effect of social support on self-disclosure and demoralization in Chinese older adult homebound breast cancer patients.

Purpose: Demoralization is common in older adult homebound breast cancer patients, seriously affecting their quality of life. This study aimed to investigate the demoralization of older adult homebound breast cancer patients and to analyse the mediating effects of social support between self-disclosure and demoralization.

Methods: The study enrolled 368 older adult homebound breast cancer patients reviewed in outpatient clinics of three hospitals from January 2022 to August 2023.

The mediating role of self-efficacy of managing chronic disease between the dual-mode of self-control and the fatigue in breast cancer patients undergoing postoperative chemotherapy.

Background: Fatigue is prevalent in breast cancer patients undergoing postoperative chemotherapy, which seriously affects physical and mental health. The present study aimed to investigate the relevance of fatigue, the self-efficacy of managing chronic disease (SEMCD), and the dual-mode of self-control (DMSC) in patients.

Methods: Three hundred and seventy six breast cancer patients undergoing postoperative chemotherapy participated in this cross-sectional study.

RETRACTED: Physcion 8-O-β-glucopyranoside inhibits clear-cell renal cell carcinoma bydownregulating hexokinase II and inhibiting glycolysis.

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RETRACTED: Physcion 8-O-β-glucopyranoside induces apoptosis, suppresses invasion and inhibits epithelial to mesenchymal transition of hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells.

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