Screening for depression and anxiety in women with breast and gynaecologic cancer: course and prevalence of morbidity over 12 months

Judd, Fiona; Gibson, Penny; Komiti, Angela; Mann, G. Bruce; Quinn, Michael

doi:10.1002/pon.3253

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“…The authors found that anxiety and depression symptoms were highest at diagnosis with significant improvements observed by 8 and 24 weeks, respectively and maintained thereafter. The authors argued that the depressive symptoms did not decrease significantly at the beginning of the cancer due to the inclusion of physical symptoms in the assessment tool like CES-D, which they frequently encountered during the early treatment stage of cancer like surgery and chemotherapy [34]. However, in the current study, we studied the depressive symptoms using the HADS depression subscale, which does not contain somatic symptoms in the assessment [27].…”

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Anxiety, depression, perceived social support and quality of life in Malaysian breast cancer patients: A 1-year prospective study

Mohamed

See

et al. 2016

Eur. psychiatr.

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Background: Depression and anxiety are common psychiatric morbidity among breast cancer patient. There is a lack of study examining the correlation between depression, anxiety and quality of life (QoL) with perceived social support (PSS) among breast cancer patients. This study aims to study the level of depression, anxiety, QoL and PSS among Malaysian breast cancer women over a period of 12 months and their associations at baseline, 6 and 12 months. Methods: It is a 12 months prospective cohort study. Two hundred and twenty one female patients were included in the study. They were assessed at the time of diagnosis, 6 months and 12 month using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30), Version 3.0 of the EORTC Study Group and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). The information of age, ethnicity, types of treatment, and staging of cancer were collected. Results: The HADS anxiety and depression subscales scores of the subjects were relatively low. The level of anxiety reduced significantly at 6 and 12 months (Baseline -6 months, p = 0.002; Baseline -12 months, p < 0.001). There were no changes in the level of depression over the study period. The global status of QoL and MSPSS scores were relatively high. Correlation between the global status of QoL and MSPSS for the study subjects was positive (Spearman's rho = 0.31-0.36). Global status of QoL and MSPSS scores were negatively correlated with anxiety and depression. Conclusion: Malaysian breast cancer women had relatively better QoL with lower level of anxiety and depression. Perceived social support was an important factor for better QoL and low level of psychological distress. It reflects the importance of attention on activities that enhance and maintain the social support system for breast cancer patients.

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Anxiety, depression, perceived social support and quality of life in Malaysian breast cancer patients: A 1-year prospective study

Mohamed

See

et al. 2016

Eur. psychiatr.

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“…Many feel that cancer is a death sentence and poses an immediate threat to their physical well-being; they may also be concerned about side effects of breast cancer treatments. Indeed, research suggests that symptoms of anxiety and depression are highest at the time of breast cancer diagnosis ( Stafford et al 2013 ). Patients may experience symptoms of shock, disbelief, denial, or despair as they struggle to accept and incorporate the reality of the diagnosis.…”

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Psychological Adjustment in Breast Cancer Survivors

Stanton

Bower

2015

Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer Survivors

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Women living with a diagnosis of breast cancer constitute more than 20 % of the cancer survivor population in the United States. Research on trajectories of psychological adjustment in women recently diagnosed with breast suggests that the largest proportion of women evidences relatively low psychological distress either from the point of diagnosis or after a period of recovery. Substantial heterogeneity exists, however, and some women are at risk for lingering depression, anxiety, fear of cancer recurrence and other long-term psychological effects. Most women diagnosed with breast cancer also report a number of benefits that arise from their experience of cancer. Longitudinal studies have illuminated risk and protective factors for psychological adjustment in breast cancer survivors, which we describe in this chapter. Effective psychosocial interventions, as evidenced in randomized controlled trials, also are available for bolstering breast cancer-related adjustment. We offer directions for research to deepen the understanding of biological, psychological, and social contributors to positive adjustment in the context of breast cancer, as well as suggestions for the development of optimally efficient evidence-based psychosocial interventions for women living with the disease.

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“…Despite the non-pathological nuances of distress, however, a review of the use of the term reveals a considerable overlap with disorder-related concepts of anxiety and depression (Boyes et al, 2013;Carlson et al, 2013;Hegel et al, 2006;Stafford et al, 2013), implying a potential viability of distress being viewed also as a pathological occurrence. Considering this overlap and the large proportion of the patients who are reported to suffer from mental morbidity (Helgeson et al, 2004) distinguishing nonpathological distress responses from potential disorder holds a significant weight further emphasized by its bearing on efficient allocation of available healthcare resources (Narrow et al, 2009).…”

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Changes in caseness of anxiety and depression in breast cancer patients during the first year following surgery: Patterns of transiency and severity of the distress response

Saboonchi¹,

Petersson²,

Wennman-Larsen³

et al. 2014

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

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Screening for depression and anxiety in women with breast and gynaecologic cancer: course and prevalence of morbidity over 12 months

Cited by 71 publications

References 63 publications

Anxiety, depression, perceived social support and quality of life in Malaysian breast cancer patients: A 1-year prospective study

Anxiety, depression, perceived social support and quality of life in Malaysian breast cancer patients: A 1-year prospective study

Psychological Adjustment in Breast Cancer Survivors

Changes in caseness of anxiety and depression in breast cancer patients during the first year following surgery: Patterns of transiency and severity of the distress response

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