Depression, Anxiety and Sexual Satisfaction in Breast Cancer Patients and their Partners-Izmir Oncology Group Study

Alacacıoğlu, Ahmet; Ülger, Eda; Varol, Umut; Yıldız, İbrahim; Salman, Tarık; Bayoğlu, Vedat; Dirican, Ahmet; Demir, Lutfiye; Akyol, Murat; Yıldız, Yaşar; Küçükzeybek, Yüksel; Ataman, Görkem; Can, Hüseyin; Alacacıoğlu, İnci; Tarhan, Mustafa Oktay

doi:10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.24.10631

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“…In the study of Ogce et al (2007) it was found that mean age of women was 49.8 years and women had primary education levels (Ogce et al 2007). Alacacioglu et al (2014) found that mean age of women with breast cancer was 44.7 years (range, 30-60 years), of the women, 40% had local diseases, 48% had advanced local diseases, 12% advanced level diseases (Alacacioglu et al 2014). Most patients were older than 40 years, which supports previous data about increased breast cancer incidence with age (Abeloff et al, 2008).…”

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Relationships between Social Support and Social Image Concerns in Turkish Women with Breast Cancer

Özkaraman

Çulha²,

Fadiloglu³

et al. 2015

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancer types in women and is amongst the most devastating and stressful events in the life of women. The external appearance of breast cancer patients usually changes due to the surgical and/or medical therapies used. An association may be found between social support perception and social appearance anxiety in patients with breast cancer in the period after mastectomy. Therefore, this study investigated the social appearance anxiety and social support status in women with breast cancer in our country. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in breast cancer patients undergoing treatment or follow-up in Medical Oncology and General Surgery departments. Results: The mean age of the participants was 51.13±8.48 years (range, 24-74 years) with nearly half of the patients (40.6%) aged 40-50 years. Of the patients, 39.1% had stage 3 breast cancer. The mean score on Cancer Patient's Social Support Scale (CPSSS) was 134.85±9.35, and there was a significant difference in CPSSS total scores between the age groups, educational levels, self-reported income levels and stage of disease (p<0.05). The mean Social Image Anxiety Scale (SIAS) score was found to be 34.30±9.35 (min:16, max:66) in women participating in this study. The CPSSS and SIAS scores of the participants were inversely correlated, and the SIAS score was found to decrease with the increasing CPSSS score but with no statistically significant difference (r=-0.110, p=0.217). Conclusions: Social appearance anxiety is higher in the patients with poor social support

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Relationships between Social Support and Social Image Concerns in Turkish Women with Breast Cancer

Özkaraman

Çulha²,

Fadiloglu³

et al. 2015

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…As a result, these mental disorders may go undetected and may lead to poor patients’ outcome, longer recovery time and greater use of health care resources. 10 Data from the Middle East 2 , 11 - 13 pertinent was scanty, and studies were carried out mainly in patients with solid tumors. Given the different epidemiology of different types of cancers and the unique ethnic makeover and unique culture of the region, we elected to study the prevalence and associated factors of depression and anxiety in HC patients attending the King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC) Oncology Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.…”

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Depression and anxiety in patients with hematological malignancies, prevalence, and associated factors

Abuelgasim

Gasmelseed

Alqahtani

et al. 2016

SMJ

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Objectives:To study the prevalence and associated factors of depression and anxiety in hematological cancers (HC) patients.Methods:We conducted a cross-sectional survey in all HC patients at King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between March 2014 and June 2015. We excluded patients with depression, or generalized anxiety disorder. We conducted a structured face to face interview using an internally developed and validated questionnaire (Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 patient’s questionnaire with all participants).Results:Among 211 participants, depression was detected in 98 (46.5%) and anxiety was detected in 47 (22.3%). Thirty-eight (18.1%) had concurrent anxiety and depression. Multiple co-morbidities and tense home atmosphere were predictive for anxiety and depression. We found no association between gender, smoking, income, or being on active therapy and depression or anxiety.Conclusions:Depression and anxiety are highly prevalent in HC patients in KAMC. Health care providers should screen HC cancers for depression and anxiety; as early intervention possibly improve their disease outcome and will likely enhance their psychological wellbeing.

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“…Investigating body image and sexual problems might be especially important in breast cancer patients, as these dimensions are strongly influenced by changes in female bodies resulting from surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. 42 …”

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Development and psychometric testing of a breast cancer patient-profiling questionnaire

Gorini

Mazzocco

Gandini

et al. 2015

BCTT

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IntroductionThe advent of “personalized medicine” has been driven by technological advances in genomics. Concentration at the subcellular level of a patient’s cancer cells has meant inevitably that the “person” has been overlooked. For this reason, we think there is an urgent need to develop a truly personalized approach focusing on each patient as an individual, assessing his/her unique mental dimensions and tailoring interventions to his/her individual needs and preferences. The aim of this study was to develop and test the psychometric properties of the ALGA-Breast Cancer (ALGA-BC), a new multidimensional questionnaire that assesses the breast cancer patient’s physical and mental characteristics in order to provide physicians, prior to the consultation, with a patient’s profile that is supposed to facilitate subsequent communication, interaction, and information delivery between the doctor and the patient.MethodsThe specific validation processes used were: content and face validity, construct validity using factor analysis, reliability and internal consistency using test–retest reliability, and Cronbach’s alpha correlation coefficient. The exploratory analysis included 100 primary breast cancer patients and 730 healthy subjects.ResultsThe exploratory factor analysis revealed eight key factors: global self-rated health, perceived physical health, anxiety, self-efficacy, cognitive closure, memory, body image, and sexual life. Test–retest reliability and internal consistency were good. Comparing patients with a sample of healthy subjects, we also observed a general ability of the ALGA-BC questionnaire to discriminate between the two.ConclusionThe ALGA-BC questionnaire with 29 items is a valid instrument with which to obtain a patient’s profile that is supposed to help physicians achieve meaningful personalized care which supplements biological and genetic analyses.

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Depression, Anxiety and Sexual Satisfaction in Breast Cancer Patients and their Partners-Izmir Oncology Group Study

Cited by 34 publications

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Relationships between Social Support and Social Image Concerns in Turkish Women with Breast Cancer

Relationships between Social Support and Social Image Concerns in Turkish Women with Breast Cancer

Depression and anxiety in patients with hematological malignancies, prevalence, and associated factors

Development and psychometric testing of a breast cancer patient-profiling questionnaire

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