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April 10, 2026Psychology Health & Medicine

Profiles of posttraumatic stress disorder and posttraumatic growth among breast cancer patients: role of caregiver burden

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LCLeyi CaoZWZiwei WangSDShu Da

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Examines PTSD and PTG profiles in breast cancer patients, indicating the role of caregiver burden and demographics.

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore the different profiles of PTSD and PTG in breast cancer patients and identify related factors.
  • Used a person-centered approach to examine PTSD and PTG profiles.
  • Conducted latent profile analysis and multinomial logistic regression.
  • Analyzed data from 600 breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
  • Identified three profiles: Low Symptom Group, Positive Growth Group, and Distressed Growth Group.
  • Caregiver burden and demographic factors significantly predicted profile membership.
  • Patients in cities were more likely to belong to the low symptom group compared to the distressed growth group.

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Cao et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8940c6c1944d70ce04f65https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2026.2653102
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