Factors Related to Anxiety, Depressive Symptoms and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15507483 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Macarena C Cáceres (0000-0002-0942-6345, Universidad de Extremadura, corresponding author), Marta Nadal-Delgado (0000-0003-4115-9790, Centro de Implantología Cirugía Oral y Maxilofacial), Casimiro Fermín López‐Jurado (0000-0002-6541-8358, Universidad de Extremadura), Demetrio Pérez-Civantos (0000-0003-4828-5028, Universidad de Extremadura), Jorge Guerrero-Martín (Universidad de Extremadura), Noelia Durán‐Gómez (0000-0003-1001-7538, Universidad de Extremadura) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 3547-3547 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-16 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19063547 |
| PMID | 35329232 |
| OpenAlex | W4221046542 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
Breast cancer (BC) is a major public health problem internationally. Although illness survival rates have improved, patients usually suffer multiple symptoms, both physical and psychological, which can affect their quality of life (QoL). The main aim of this study was to evaluate depressive symptoms, anxiety and the QoL of people with BC. An observational, cross-sectional study was carried out at Badajoz University Hospital (Spain). A total of 200 women with BC were included. EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23 questionnaires were used to assess QoL. Patients were screened for depressive symptoms using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and for state anxiety and trait anxiety using the State Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Thirty-eight percent of the patients in the sample had moderate to severe anxiety, which was related to the time of diagnosis, advanced stage of illness and surgical treatment. We found that 28% of patients had depressive symptoms, related mainly with time of diagnosis, adjuvant therapy and number of cycles of chemotherapy (CT). Patients with the longest time since diagnosis, in stage III, and in treatment with CT, especially those with the greatest number of cycles, had the worst scores in QoL. We found a positive association between depressive symptoms and anxiety with QoL in patients with BC
Anxiety · Beck Depression Inventory · Breast cancer · Cancer · Depression (economics · Depressive symptoms · Observational study · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Quality of life (healthcare · State-Trait Anxiety Inventory · Cancer survivorship and care · Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |