Objective cancer-related variables are not associated with depressive symptoms in women treated for early-stage breast cancer
Objective cancer-related variables are not associated with depressive symptoms in women treated for early-stage breast cancer
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DOI:
10.1200/jco.2005.02.0081
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发表时间:
2006-06-01
影响因子:
45.3
通讯作者:
Pierce, JP
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作者:
Bardwell, WA;Natarajan, L;Pierce, JP
Purpose Women with breast cancer are thought to be vulnerable to depression for reasons associated with impact of diagnosis, treatment, and metabolic/endocrine changes. While the literature shows that most of these women do not become clinically depressed, 15% to 30% report elevated depressive symptoms that may be clinically important. The purpose was to identify and determine the relative importance of predictors of depressive symptoms in women treated for early-stage breast cancer. Patients andMethods A total of 2,595 women (