Pre-treatment factors related to cognitive functioning in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer
Pre-treatment factors related to cognitive functioning in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer
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DOI:
10.1002/pon.821
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发表时间:
2005-01-01
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影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Trask, C
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作者:
Cimprich, B;Ronis, DL;Trask, C
Women treated for breast cancer have shown cognitive deficits with reduced capacity to focus and concentrate or to direct attention. This study examined the relationship between cognitive function prior to any treatment for breast cancer and individual factors including age, education, menopausal status, chronic health problems, and distress. Women newly diagnosed with breast cancer (N = 184), ages 27-86 years, were assessed with standardized attention tests, self-reports of effectiveness in cognitive functioning, and measures of distress at about 18 days before surgery. Measured performance on the cognitive tests was not significantly correlated to self-reports of effectiveness in cognitive functioning. Age, education, presence of a chronic health problem, and menopausal status. but not distress, were associated with performance on the cognitive tests. Only age and education. however, were significant (p