Latent transition analysis of resilience in breast cancer patients and its association with sense of meaning in life: a longitudinal follow - up study - Takeaways - MDSpire

Latent transition analysis of resilience in breast cancer patients and its association with sense of meaning in life: a longitudinal follow - up study

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  • Huiping Tian

  • Yue Wang

  • Song Guo

  • June 11, 2026

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    Breast cancer is the most prevalent malignant tumor among women, with significant increases in incidence expected by 2050.

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    The study involved 223 breast cancer patients and assessed resilience and life meaning at two time points: post-surgery and three months later.

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    Two latent profile categories of psychological resilience were identified: low resilience group (C1) and high resilience group (C2).

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    31.48% of patients remained in the high resilience group, while 38.63% transitioned from low to high resilience over the study period.

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    Patients in the high resilience groups had an increased risk of low life meaning compared to those in the persistent low-risk group.

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