Factors influencing psychological wellbeing of early breast cancer patients
| Autor: | Jessica Ivison, Liliana DeMiglio, Victoria Murdoch, Samarth Fageria, Ioannis A. Voutsadakis |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Lumpectomy Cancer medicine.disease Mental illness 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Breast cancer Oncology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Internal medicine Medicine Anxiety Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging medicine.symptom business Psychosocial Depression (differential diagnoses) Mastectomy Research Paper |
| Zdroj: | Rep Pract Oncol Radiother |
| Popis: | Aim This paper aims to identify factors that influence the psychological wellbeing of patients newly diagnosed with localized breast cancer. Background Psychological wellbeing plays a significant part in the personal experience of patients during their cancer journey. However, despite progress in treatments and outcomes in breast cancer, psychosocial services and emotional support of cancer patients have been given less attention. Materials and methods Data were collected through a retrospective review of 274 charts of women diagnosed with breast cancer between 2012 and 2017 that received care in a single cancer center. Disease specific parameters, social and demographic variables, and Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) scores were extracted from the patient charts. Results Self-reported scores of psychological-related symptoms were low (suggesting no or minimal psychological distress) at baseline and remained low in the majority of patients with breast cancer. Pain, depression, anxiety and wellbeing scores of 0–2 were observed in 78.5%, 81.4%, 63.5% and 70.1% of patients, respectively. Higher scores of anxiety at baseline were observed in patients with physical restrictions on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) (14.9%), current smoking (20.5%) and history of mental illness (19.1%). Increasing scores for pain were observed in older patients during treatment as compared to baseline. Mastectomy was associated with increased scores for wellbeing (worsening wellbeing) as compared to lumpectomy. Of the patients with a history of mental illness (17.3%), 19.1% had more often increased scores for anxiety. Conclusions The findings highlight patients that may benefit from additional social and psychological supports at diagnosis and while undergoing treatment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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