Psychological morbidity and quality of life in Australian women with early-stage breast cancer: a cross-sectional survey
Psychological morbidity and quality of life in Australian women with early-stage breast cancer: a cross-sectional survey
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DOI:
10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb140220.x
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发表时间:
1998-08-17
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11.4
通讯作者:
McKenzie, DP
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作者:
Kissane, DW;Clarke, DM;McKenzie, DP
Objective: To determine the prevalence of psychological morbidity and describe quality of life in women with early-stage breast cancer.Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study (3 months after conservative breast surgery or mastectomy) of patients from nine general hospitals in Melbourne, Victoria, October 1994 to March 1997.Participants: 303 women with early-stage breast cancer entering a randomised trial of adjuvant psychological group therapy; mean age, 46 years (SD, 8).Main outcome measures: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health (DSM)-IV psychiatric diagnoses generated by the Monash Interview for Liaison Psychiatry; quality-of-life data based on the the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer quality-of-life questionnaire (QLQ)-C30 (core) and QLQ-BR23 (breast module) instruments.Results: 45% of the women (135/303) had a psychiatric disorder; 42% (127) of the sample had depression or anxiety, or both; there was minor depression in 82 (27.1%), an anxiety disorder in 26 (8.6%), major depression in 29 (9.6%) and a phobic disorder in 21 (6.9%). 20% of women (61) had more than one disorder. On quality-of-life measures nearly one-third of the women felt less attractive and most had lost interest in sexual activity. There was substantial distress about hair loss. Symptoms of lymphoedema were described by 13 women (4.3%). Breast conservation surgery was associated with a better body image (P