Zainal, Nor Zuraida and Ng, Chong Guan and Wong, Angelvene and Andrew, Beatrice and Taib, Nur Aishah Mohd and Low, Sue-Yin (2021) Prevalence of depression, trait anxiety, and social support during the diagnostic phases of breast cancer. Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 16 (4). pp. 497-503. ISSN 1658-3612, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2021.01.013.
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This study aims to determine the prevalence of depression, trait anxiety, and social support among women suspected of breast cancer (BC) and to investigate the association of these factors with the diagnosis of BC. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 745 women who presented with breast symptoms in a university breast clinic in Malaysia. Participants were instructed to respond to self-report questionnaires on depression, trait anxiety, and social support while they were waiting for assessment of their suspected BC. The final diagnoses of these patients were traced one month after examining their medical records. Descriptive statistics were performed to examine the socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of all participants. A multiple regression analysis was carried out to determine the association of the abovementioned factors with the diagnosis of BC. Results: The analysis showed that BC was diagnosed in 109 (14.6%), benign breast disease (BBD) in 550 (73.8%), and healthy breast (HB) in 86 (11.5%) women. The prevalence of depression was 53.2% in women with BC, 53.6% in women with BBD, and 60.5% in women with HB prior to diagnosis. The prevalence of trait anxiety was 33%. Mean scores for trait anxiety were 42.2 +/- 9.0 and 41.8 +/- 9.1 for the BC group and BBD group, respectively. The level of perceived social support was similar in all three groups. Conclusion: We found no significant difference in depression, trait anxiety, and social support among women with newly diagnosed BC, BBD, and HB in women with breast symptoms while undergoing diagnostic evaluation. A longitudinal study is essential to establish the association between chronic mental stress and BC.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | University Malaya Research Program grant[RP012/2012A] |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Breast cancer;Depression;Pre-diagnosis;Social support;Trait anxiety |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer) R Medicine > RD Surgery |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms Zaharah Ramly |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Sep 2022 02:10 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Sep 2022 02:10 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/35018 |
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