Observational studyBMC cancer2020
Quality of life and psychological distress during cancer: a prospective observational study involving young breast cancer female patients.
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- Caregiving and Shared Decision Making in Breast and Prostate Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Tai Chi Chuan training on the QoL and psychological well-being in female patients with breast cancer: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Pooled it
- A feasibility study of scheduling a remission consultation in the management of patients treated for localized breast cancer.BMC psychology · 2025Trial
- When body image and fear collide: a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative (fsQCA) and mediation analysis of sufficient pathways to post-traumatic stress in breast cancer survivors.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Cognitive Mechanisms Explaining the Relationship Between Post-Traumatic Stress and Post-Traumatic Growth in Survivors of Breast Cancer.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Article
- The Inflammatory Footprint of Anti-Breast Cancer Treatments and Psychosocial Factors in Women Undergoing Chemotherapy.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Providing Outpatient Oncology Mental Health Support: Understanding Staff Perspectives.Psycho-oncology · 2025Article
- Association between the Chinese Dietary Balance Index-based dietary quality and depressive symptoms in breast cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Screening for psychological distress in cancer care: prevalence and predictive factors among Italian patients using the Concerns and Help Identifier for Medical Patients Checklist.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Psychosocial wellbeing of patients with breast cancer following surgical treatment in Northern Nigeria.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Association among financial toxicity, depression and fear of cancer recurrence in young breast cancer patient-family caregiver dyads: an actor-partner interdependence mediation model.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- B.R.E.A.S.T. Study protocol: Benefits of R-TEP EMDR protocol in Addressing diStress and Trauma in breast cancer patients.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Unmet supportive care needs of young women with breast cancer in Chile during follow-up stage after treatment: A qualitative study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Psychological Well-Being and Quality of Life in Laryngeal Cancer Patients across Tumor.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Depression in Patients and Survivors of Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Psychosocial and supportive care concerns of young women living with advanced breast cancer: baseline findings from a prospective virtual support intervention study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- A comparison between effects of sudoku and mandala painting on anxiety of breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Toward a new personalized psycho-social approach for the support of prostate cancer and their caregivers dyads: a pilot study.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Association of psychological distress with arm morbidity symptoms in breast cancer survivors: outcomes from the use of PHQ-9 and GAD-7 questionnaires.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2023Article
- The Impact of Psychiatric Diagnoses on Patient-reported Satisfaction and Quality of Life in Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction.Annals of surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite the possible traumatic significance of cancer and of the incidence, prevalence, and survival of young women with breast cancer, these patients are underrepresented in multidimensional research. In the present survey, QoL and psychological distress were studied in a sample of young female breast cancer patients during the first year of their disease. More in detail, the study was firstly aimed to assess if QoL of 18-45 years old female breast cancer patients was different from QoL of women from the general population and if it changed over time. Secondly, it described the psychological distress and its change over time. Finally, it assessed if QoL registered 1 year post-surgery may be explained by QoL and/or psychological distress registered during the hospitalization.
methodsOne hundred six, consecutive 18-45 years old, female primary breast cancer patients undergoing anticancer surgery filled out the Short Form 36 Health Survey Questionnaire, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and a socio-demographic and clinical form during hospitalization to receive surgery (T0), and again at 12 months post-surgery (T1).
resultsAt T0, participants showed a better physical functioning (p = 0.001) than the female normative sample, whereas their mental functioning was worse (p < 0.001). In this time, mental functioning within our sample was weaker than physical functioning (p < 0.001). Over time, physical functioning decreased (p < 0.001), whereas mental functioning increased (p < 0.001). Both at T0 and T1, anxiety was higher than depression (p < 0.05). Both distress dimensions decreased over time (p < 0.001). Nevertheless, at T0 the 25.5 and 26.4% of the sample were respectively possible and probable cases of anxiety, whereas the 17.9 and 9.4% were possible and probable cases of depression. At T1, the percentages were 17.9 and 18.9% for anxiety, and 8.5 and 6.6% for depression. In both considered times, a better QoL corresponded to less psychological distress. However, QoL and psychological distress assessed at T0 did not predict the QoL at T1.
conclusionsThis study documented as QoL and psychological distress may change during the first year after surgery for a primary breast cancer in young women; therefore, they should be monitored over time to detect and treat women with alarming levels on them.
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