Patient and illness factors influencing fear of recurrence in breast cancer women Authors Lilik Supriati Department of Nursing, Airlangga University,Surabaya, Indonesia Ketut Sudiana Hanik Endang Nihayati Department of Nursing, Airlangga University,Surabaya, Indonesia Ahsan Department of Health Science, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia Muhammad Rodli Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia Rinik Eko Kapti Department of Nursing, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.Ind-S2-6 Abstract Objective: To analyse the factors influencing the fear of recurrence in breast cancer, including age, spirituality, length of illness, stage of cancer and the cycles of chemotherapy. Method: The cross-sectional observational study was conducted from November 2021 to February 2022 at Dr Soepraoen Army Hospital and Baptis Hospital, East Java, Indonesia, and comprised breast cancer patients who had received at least one cycle of chemotherapy. Data was collected using the modified Spiritual Transcendence Scale questionnaire as well as from the patient’s medical record. Data were analysed using univariate and linear regression. Results: There were 135 subjects with a mean age of 47.14±6.36 years (range: 27-60 years). The largest group comprised patients with stage III disease 61(45.2%). Variables affecting the fear of recurrence was length of illness (p=0,007) and spirituality (p=0,001). Conclusion: Patients who had better spirituality value had lower fear of recurrence. Keywords: Spirituality, Fear, Breast neoplasms, Medical records. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2023-02-01 How to Cite Supriati, L., Sudiana, K., Nihayati, H. E., Ahsan, Rodli, M., & Kapti, R. E. (2023). Patient and illness factors influencing fear of recurrence in breast cancer women. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 73(02), S26-S29. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.Ind-S2-6 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 73 No. 02 (2023): Ind Supplement: The 13th International Nursing Conference Section Research Article License Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.