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Factors Related to Anxiety, Depressive Symptoms and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer

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  • Macarena C. Cáceres

    (Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain)

  • Marta Nadal-Delgado

    (Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, 06006 Badajoz, Spain)

  • Casimiro López-Jurado

    (Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain)

  • Demetrio Pérez-Civantos

    (Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Extremadura Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, 06006 Badajoz, Spain)

  • Jorge Guerrero-Martín

    (Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain)

  • Noelia Durán-Gómez

    (Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain)

Abstract

Breast cancer (BC) is a major public health problem internationally. Although illness survival rates have improved, patients usually suffer multiple symptoms, both physical and psychological, which can affect their quality of life (QoL). The main aim of this study was to evaluate depressive symptoms, anxiety and the QoL of people with BC. An observational, cross-sectional study was carried out at Badajoz University Hospital (Spain). A total of 200 women with BC were included. EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23 questionnaires were used to assess QoL. Patients were screened for depressive symptoms using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and for state anxiety and trait anxiety using the State Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Thirty-eight percent of the patients in the sample had moderate to severe anxiety, which was related to the time of diagnosis, advanced stage of illness and surgical treatment. We found that 28% of patients had depressive symptoms, related mainly with time of diagnosis, adjuvant therapy and number of cycles of chemotherapy (CT). Patients with the longest time since diagnosis, in stage III, and in treatment with CT, especially those with the greatest number of cycles, had the worst scores in QoL. We found a positive association between depressive symptoms and anxiety with QoL in patients with BC.

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  • Macarena C. Cáceres & Marta Nadal-Delgado & Casimiro López-Jurado & Demetrio Pérez-Civantos & Jorge Guerrero-Martín & Noelia Durán-Gómez, 2022. "Factors Related to Anxiety, Depressive Symptoms and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-14, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:6:p:3547-:d:772750
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    1. Jéssica Alonso-Molero & Trinidad Dierssen-Sotos & Ines Gomez-Acebo & Nerea Fernandez de Larrea Baz & Marcela Guevara & Pilar Amiano & Gemma Castaño-Vinyals & Tania Fernandez-Villa & Victor Moreno & Ju, 2020. "Quality of Life in a Cohort of 1078 Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer in Spain: 7-Year Follow-Up Results in the MCC-Spain Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(22), pages 1-16, November.
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    1. Fernanda Elisa Ribeiro & William Rodrigues Tebar & Gerson Ferrari & Mariana Romanholi Palma & Cristina Elena Fregonesi & Daniela Tanajura Caldeira & Gabriela Caroline Rodrigues Silva & Luiz Carlos Mar, 2023. "Comparison of Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors with and without Persistent Depressive Symptoms: A 12-Month Follow-Up Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-10, February.

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