TY - JOUR
T1 - Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms in Women Prior to and for 6 Months After Breast Cancer Surgery
AU - Kyranou, Marianna
AU - Puntillo, Kathleen
AU - Aouizerat, Bradley E.
AU - Paul, Steven M.
AU - Cooper, Bruce A.
AU - West, Claudia
AU - Dodd, Marylin
AU - Miaskowski, Christine
AU - Dunn, Laura B.
AU - Elboim, Charles
PY - 2014/6
Y1 - 2014/6
N2 - Depressive symptoms are common in women with breast cancer. This study evaluated how ratings of depressive symptoms changed from the time of the preoperative assessment to 6 months after surgery and investigated whether specific demographic, clinical, and symptom characteristics predicted preoperative levels of and/or characteristics of the trajectories of depressive symptoms. Characteristics that predicted higher preoperative levels of depressive symptoms included being married/partnered; receipt of adjuvant chemotherapy; more fear of metastasis; higher levels of trait anxiety, state anxiety, sleep disturbance, problems with changes in appetite; more hours per day in pain; and lower levels of attentional function. Future studies need to evaluate associations between anxiety, fears of recurrence, and uncertainty, as well as personality characteristics and depressive symptoms.
AB - Depressive symptoms are common in women with breast cancer. This study evaluated how ratings of depressive symptoms changed from the time of the preoperative assessment to 6 months after surgery and investigated whether specific demographic, clinical, and symptom characteristics predicted preoperative levels of and/or characteristics of the trajectories of depressive symptoms. Characteristics that predicted higher preoperative levels of depressive symptoms included being married/partnered; receipt of adjuvant chemotherapy; more fear of metastasis; higher levels of trait anxiety, state anxiety, sleep disturbance, problems with changes in appetite; more hours per day in pain; and lower levels of attentional function. Future studies need to evaluate associations between anxiety, fears of recurrence, and uncertainty, as well as personality characteristics and depressive symptoms.
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U2 - 10.1111/jabr.12017
DO - 10.1111/jabr.12017
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84902097388
SN - 1071-2089
VL - 19
SP - 79
EP - 105
JO - Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research
JF - Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research
IS - 2
ER -