Impact of socioeconomic status on psychological functioning in survivorship following breast cancer and reconstruction
Le NK, Gabrick KS, Chouairi F, Mets EJ, Avraham T, Alperovich M. Impact of socioeconomic status on psychological functioning in survivorship following breast cancer and reconstruction. The Breast Journal 2020, 26: 1695-1701. PMID: 32337778, DOI: 10.1111/tbj.13849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatients' socioeconomic statusQuality of lifeBreast reconstructionBreast cancerSocioeconomic statusCancer treatmentPatient-reported outcome measuresSingle academic centerInitial cancer treatmentBreast cancer treatmentPopulation health risk factorsHealth risk factorsLow socioeconomic statusHigher socioeconomic statusStudy time periodBaseline comorbiditiesCancer stageRisk factorsOutcome measuresAnalysis of covariancePatient experienceAcademic centersPatientsSignificant positive correlationSatisfaction domains