2015
DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2015.1019661
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Racial Differences in Depressive Symptoms and Self-Rated Health Among Breast Cancer Survivors on Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy

Abstract: The goal of this survey-based study was to examine whether aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy was associated with depressive symptoms and self-rated health among Black and White breast cancer survivors (N = 761). Results showed that among Black, but not White, breast cancer survivors current AI therapy was associated with a significant increase in the odds of both depressive symptoms (OR 3.59; 95% CI 1.01, 13.00) and poorer self-rated health (OR 3.16; 95% CI 1.06, 9.46). Presence of pain was significantly associ… Show more

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“…In a study of 724 African American and 116 white breast cancer survivors, the African American survivors were over twice as likely to have diminished physical functioning (odds ratio [OR] = 2.29, 95% CI 1.57, 3.34) [67]. However, much of this disparity was due to racial differences in body mass index and other variables.…”
Section: Physical Activity and Dietary Interventions For Breast Cancementioning
confidence: 99%
“…In a study of 724 African American and 116 white breast cancer survivors, the African American survivors were over twice as likely to have diminished physical functioning (odds ratio [OR] = 2.29, 95% CI 1.57, 3.34) [67]. However, much of this disparity was due to racial differences in body mass index and other variables.…”
Section: Physical Activity and Dietary Interventions For Breast Cancementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Evidence also shows that cancer hinders daily self-care, domestic work, and leisure activities [13][14][15]. Due to negative psychological impact and hindered quality of life, cancer patients and survivors have reported poorer health perception [16,17].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A compelling body of social determinants of health literature has identified that demographic, e.g., race and socioeconomic status, and psychosocial factors, e.g., depression and social support, are significant predictors of SRH among cancer survivors [9][10][11]. Depression, a prevalent mental health condition among cancer survivors, is negatively associated with SRH [12,13]. One emerging theory explicitly linking depression and low SRH is psychoneuroimmunology [14], which articulates that depressed mood triggers chronic stress and, through neuroendocrine pathways, impacts individuals' immune system so that individuals are likely to report low SRH as depression worsens [15].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%