A Longitudinal Study of Psychological Distress in Women with Breast Symptoms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4227948 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruth A Howard (North Warwickshire Community NHS Trust, UK), Ruth Howard (0000-0002-1021-6046, South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust), Peter G Harvey (Birmingham Oncology Centre, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust, UK) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 215-226 |
| Publication date | 1998-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/135910539800300205 |
| PMID | 22021360 |
| OpenAlex | W1982274220 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 21 |
The aim of the study was to measure psychological distress in women with breast symptoms over a period of three months following an outpatient appointment at a rapid access symptomatic breast clinic. Women were recruited (N = 150) at the weekly clinic and psychological distress was measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the General Health Questionnaire-12 and the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Information on age and diagnosis was collected from medical notes. Measures were repeated at two weeks and at three months. Participants were divided into three diagnostic categories: B 1 (benign diagnosis at clinic); B2 (benign after further investigations); and M (breast cancer). Overall, scores of anxiety and GHQ-12 decreased significantly during the follow- up period. However, participants in the B2 group remained significantly more distressed than the rest of the sample throughout the experimental period. Depression remained within the normal range throughout the follow-up period for all categories. The study suggests a relationship between symptomatic breast disease and psychological distress
Anxiety · Breast cancer · Breast disease · Cancer · Depression (economics · Distress · General Health Questionnaire · Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale · Longitudinal study · Outpatient clinic · Psychiatry · Psychological distress · State-Trait Anxiety Inventory · Cancer survivorship and care · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening · Medicine · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2016 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |