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Chinese Journal of Breast Disease(Electronic Edition) ›› 2025, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (04): 226-231. doi: 10.3877/cma.j.issn.1674-0807.2025.04.006

• Original Article • Previous Articles    

Mediating effect of resignation coping mode between fear of cancer recurrence and hope level in triple negative breast cancer patients

Li Lin1, Ying Yang1, Jia Zhang1, Xiaowei Qi1,2, Li Wang1, Yinhuan Wang1, Lin Ren1,2,()   

  1. 1 Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
    2 Key Laboratory of Minimally Invasive and Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer of Chongqing Municipal Health Commission, Chongqing 400038, China
  • Received:2025-04-01 Online:2025-08-01 Published:2025-09-16
  • Contact: Lin Ren

Abstract:

Objectives

To examine the relationships between coping mode,fear of cancer recurrence (FCR),and hope level in patients with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC),and further analyze the mediating effect of coping styles on the relationship between hope level and FCR.

Methods

According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a convenience sampling method was adopted to enroll 289 patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) who received treatment in the Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, from January to September 2024 for a cross-sectional study. The patients with TNBC were surveyed using the Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form (FoP-Q-SF),the Herth Hope Index (HHI),the Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire (MCMQ),and a general information questionnaire. The correlation between coping mode, hope level, and FCR was analyzed using the Pearson correlation analysis. The PROCESS 4.3 macro program was applied to verify the mediating effect of coping mode on the relationship between hope levels and FCR, and the Bootstrap method (with 1 000 repeated samplings) was used to test this mediating effect.

Results

A total of 270 valid questionnaires were recovered, with an effective rate of 93.43% (270/289). The total scores were as follows: FCR total score (42.49±8.22),hope level (30.72±8.30),and coping mode (68.40±11.48). FCR showed a significant negative correlation with the total hope score and its subscales (r=-0.632 to -0.515,all P<0.001). FCR was negatively correlated with the "Confrontation" coping subscale (r=-0.440,P<0.001) and positively correlated with the "Avoidance" and "Resignation" subscales (r=0.391 to 0.541,all P<0.001). Hope level was positively correlated with "Confrontation" (r=0.309,P<0.001) and negatively correlated with "Avoidance" and "Resignation" (r=-0.294 to -0.247,all P<0.001). The mediating effect of the "Resignation" coping mode on the relationship between hope level and FCR was -0.156 0,accounting for 22.43% of the total effect.

Conclusion

Hope level in TNBC patients is a negative predictor of FCR and the "Resignation" coping mode partially mediates the relationship between hope level and FCR,suggesting that enhancing hope levels and encouraging active coping strategies (such as confrontation) may help to reduce FCR in TNBC patients.

Key words: Triple negative breast cancer, Recurrence, Hope, Coping

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