Depression experienced by young women newly diagnosed with breast cancer

Wong-Kim, Evaon; Bloom, Joan R.

doi:10.1002/pon.873

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“…As in other studies, there was no statistically significant association of cancer-specific variables with depression, 12,[15][16][17][18][19]21 indicating that these variables alone did not have an influence on depression. The only variable with a trend toward statistical significance was a family history of depression ( p = 0.059 ) and it is known that major depressive disorder is 1.5 to 3 times more common among first-degree biological relatives of people with this disorder than among the general population.…”

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“…It is assumed that functional, everyday stress and other disorders unrelated to cancer cause major influence on the patient's psychological function, due to factors inherent in the premorbid personality. 16 Contextual variables, rather than risk factors directly related to cancer, appear to be predictive factors for the onset of depression in breast cancer patients 12,[15][16][17] , among which stand out the structure of personality and problem-coping ability. 6 The majority of our sample consisted of women older than 49 years old, white, married, of low education, low income, no family history of breast cancer and / or depression.…”

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“…Risk factors for depression appear to be more related to the patient rather than to the cancer itself or its treatment. 6,12,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21] The hypothesis tested in this study is the prevalence of major depression in patients with breast cancer is similar to the community samples of around 5%. 7,[22][23][24] .…”

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Prevalence of Major Depression in Patients With Breast Cancer

Carvalho

Bezerra

Freitas

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J. Hum. Growth Dev.

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ABSTRACT:Introduction: breast cancer is one of the main causes of death among women in Brazil and worldwide. The diagnosis of breast neoplasms usually represents an emotional burden, and it may lead to adjustment reactions and even be the trigger for affective disorders (mainly depression), anxiety or psychosis. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is one of the most used mechanisms for the evaluation of depression in research and in clinics. Depression prevalence in patients with cancer varies from 3% to 55% among different studies. Methodological variation, different instruments to assess depression and different cut-off points for diagnosis contribute to the huge discrepancy in current findings. In general, the more specifically depression is defined and evaluated, the lower the rates of prevalence are reported. Many articles fail to demonstrate a statistical significance in the relationship between depression and cancer-specific factors. This suggests that risk factors for depression in those patients are more related to the patient as contextual variables and premorbid factors of personality -and not to the cancer or its treatment. Objective: to determine the prevalence of major depression in women with breast cancer. Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted in women with breast cancer. The sample consisted of 51 patients who answered the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The presence of depression was considered in cases where the scores were above 20. A questionnaire with additional data about the patients such as age, marital status, ethnicity, education, family income, family history of depression and breast cancer, and cancer-related variables including staging, months since diagnosis, treatment modality, type of surgery, alopecia occurring were used. Descriptive analysis and test of association (chi-square) were conducted. Results: the prevalence of major depression was 5.9%, similar to that observed in community samples. Subsyndromal depressive symptoms had a score of 21.6% (BDI scores from 16 to 20). Chi-square test was conducted and showed no statistically significant relationship between the classification of BDI and the variables tested (characteristics related to patient and cancer-specific). This indicates that the isolated context of the variables does not influence the event of depression. Conclusion: the prevalence of major depression in women with breast neoplasms was 5.9%.

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Prevalence of Major Depression in Patients With Breast Cancer

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“…Psychological trauma that starts with cancer diagnosis lasts longer, and increases during the chemotherapy period, which requires multiple hospital stays. Previous studies have shown that 29-47% of cancer patients have a psychological disorder that can be diagnosed (Atesci et al, 2003;Wong-Kim and Bloom, 2005;Friedman et al, 2006;Ozkan et al, 2007).…”

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Anxiety, Depression Levels and Quality of Life in Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancer in Turkey

Bektas¹,

Demir²

2016

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…The presence of features such as: emotional control; low neuroticism, associated with Type C personality; the use of ineffective coping strategies; and low perceived social support (from partner, family, friends and health professionals), may negatively influence the way women react to the disease process [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37].…”

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Psychosocial Clinical Pathway of Breast Cancer in Portuguese Women: The Distress, Emotional Control, Neuroticism, Social Support, Coping, Quality of Life and Body Image Perception’s Changes over Time

Patrão¹,

Leal²,

Marôco³

2012

UCMS

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Distressing events can lead to negative outcomes, such as post-traumatic stress symptoms; however, they can also lead to positive outcomes, being an experience of post-traumatic growth or benefit finding. In the context of cancer, the positive thinking may impact on important psychological outcomes, including depression, anxiety, positive well-being and health behaviors. There are few longitudinal studies in this area. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the psychosocial clinical pathway of Portuguese women with breast cancer (time 1 "diagnosis", time 2 "surgery" and time 3 "treatments"). A total of 30 women diagnosed with breast cancer were evaluated, on 3 separate occasions, in relation to: distress, emotional control, neuroticism, social support, body image perception, coping and quality of life (QoL). The non-parametric Friedman test was used to compare the variables on each occasion. The changes' analysis of the psychosocial pathway of breast cancer, illustrated the slight impact of breast cancer as a negative life event. These results show a good adjustment at all levels (emotional, social and physically). The levels of neuroticism and body image perception indicated significant changes throughout time. The results indicate that finding positive meaning in response to a distressing event, such as breast cancer, is psychologically protective and, thus, may indirectly influence the long-term occurrence of depressive symptoms and impaired QoL. Considering the rapidly growing population of Portuguese breast cancer survivors, it is important to better understand their treatment and survival experiences in further studies.

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Depression experienced by young women newly diagnosed with breast cancer

Cited by 116 publications

References 42 publications

Prevalence of Major Depression in Patients With Breast Cancer

Prevalence of Major Depression in Patients With Breast Cancer

Anxiety, Depression Levels and Quality of Life in Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancer in Turkey

Psychosocial Clinical Pathway of Breast Cancer in Portuguese Women: The Distress, Emotional Control, Neuroticism, Social Support, Coping, Quality of Life and Body Image Perception’s Changes over Time

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