Differences in Coping Among African American Women With Breast Cancer and Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.

Purpose/objectives: To determine differences in psychological distress, symptoms, coping capacity, and coping abilities among African American (AA) women with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and non-TNBC and to explore differences in relationships among these variables.
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Design: A prospective, descriptive, comparative, and correlational design.

The Effects of Symptoms on Quality of Life during Chemotherapy in African-American Women with Breast Cancer.

Little is known about the effects of burdensome symptoms dur- ing chemotherapy treatment in African-American women. This study explored the symptom burden occurring during chemotherapy treatment and how these symptoms impacted functional well-being and quality of life (QOL). A sample of 30 African-American women with breast cancer (BC) completed a battery of questionnaires that were used to collect the data at baseline, midpoint, and at the completion of chemotherapy.