Illness uncertainty in individuals with gynecologic and breast cancer: A latent profile analysis and structural equation modeling

Hui Zeng; Yan Lu; Quanping Zhao; Jingjing Gong; Li Mao; Yuxuan Wei; Xiaodan Li

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0358366

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Illness uncertainty in individuals with gynecologic and breast cancer: A latent profile analysis and structural equation modeling

Hui Zeng ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Hui Zeng, Yan Lu, Quanping Zhao

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China, College of Nursing, Hebei University, Hebei, China

https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8658-1113

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Yan Lu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Hui Zeng, Yan Lu, Quanping Zhao

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Software

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China
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Quanping Zhao ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Hui Zeng, Yan Lu, Quanping Zhao

Roles Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China, Department of Breast Surgery, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China
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Jingjing Gong,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China
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Li Mao,

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China
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Yuxuan Wei,

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China, College of Nursing, Hebei University, Hebei, China
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Xiaodan Li

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: lixiaodan@pkuph.edu.cn

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China

https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5744-1198

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Illness uncertainty in individuals with gynecologic and breast cancer: A latent profile analysis and structural equation modeling

Hui Zeng,
Yan Lu,
Quanping Zhao,
Jingjing Gong,
Li Mao,
Yuxuan Wei,
Xiaodan Li

Published: September 18, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0358366

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