Influencing factors of marital quality in breast cancer patients:a Meta-analysis
FU Yi'ou
CHEN Ouying
HAN Lu
YAO Mingxia
LI Ke
ZHU Yan
LI Jinhua
Abstract：Objective:To explore the influencing factors of marital quality in breast cancer patients.Methods:Cohort studies,case-control studies and cross-sectional studies on the marital quality of breast cancer patients were retrieved from Cochrane Library,PubMed,EMbase,Web of Science,CBM,CNKI,WanFang Data and VIP.Meta-analysis of the data was conducted using Stata 14.0 software.Results:A total of 15 articles were included,with a total sample size of 3 906 cases.The influencing factors of marital quality in breast cancer patients include educational level(OR=1.67,95%CI 1.00-2.80,P=0.05),family economic income(OR=12.21,95%CI 9.20-16.21,P<0.001),marital status(OR=2.10,95%CI 1.41-3.14,P<0.001),sources of medical expenses(OR=2.65,95%CI 2.34-3.00,P<0.001),housework allocation(OR=2.14,95%CI 1.67-4.29,P=0.032),course of disease(OR=3.12,95%CI 2.08-4.70,P<0.001),marital satisfaction(OR=3.55,95%CI 3.08-4.09,P<0.001),the sexual experience(OR=2.82,95%CI 2.40-3.33,P<0.001),and social support(OR=1.74,95%CI 1.35-2.23,P=0.032).Conclusion:Breast cancer seriously affects the marital quality of female patients.Nursing staff should enhance their awareness and attention to the marital quality of breast cancer patients,and formulate comprehensive,meticulous and personalized psychological intervention measures to prevent marital anxiety among breast cancer patients.
Keywords：breast cancermarital qualityinfluencing factorsMeta-analysisevidence-based nursing
Publication Date：2026-02-25
Online Publishing Date：2026-03-16(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 674-679 )