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Trends in emotional functioning and psychosocial wellbeing in breast cancer survivors: a prospective cohort study using patient-reported outcome measures

BMC Women's Health, ISSN: 1472-6874, Vol: 23, Issue: 1, Page: 153
2023
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  • Citations
    6
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    50
  • Mentions
    2
    • Blog Mentions
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New Breast Cancer Study Findings Recently Were Published by Researchers at Erasmus University Medical Center (Trends in emotional functioning and psychosocial wellbeing in breast cancer survivors: a prospective cohort study using ...)

2023 APR 17 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx Women's Health Daily -- Investigators discuss new findings in breast cancer. According

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Background: A breast cancer diagnosis can threaten every aspect of a woman’s wellbeing, including her mental health. With the growing number of breast cancer survivors, studies addressing mental health in this population are of increasing importance now more than ever. Therefore, the current study investigated trends in emotional functioning and psychosocial wellbeing of breast cancer survivors, and the demographic and treatment characteristics that may influence these trends. Methods: Prospectively collected data of women treated for breast cancer at the Erasmus MC were analyzed in this study using a cohort study design. Emotional functioning was measured using the EORTC-QLQ-C30, while psychosocial wellbeing was measured using the BREAST-Q. Type of surgery, age, family status and employment status of study participants were retrieved, and multilevel analyses were performed to identify trends in emotional functioning and psychosocial wellbeing and to determine the relationship between aforementioned characteristics and these outcomes. Results: Three hundred thirty-four cancer survivors were analyzed. Psychosocial wellbeing declined, but emotional functioning showed a steady improvement over time. Women who underwent breast reconstruction showed a steeper increase in their emotional functioning, and women with no partner or children showed a marginal decline in psychosocial wellbeing between baseline and 12 months after surgery. Conclusions: These findings can be utilized by healthcare teams to identify breast cancer patients at risk for emotional problems and to provide adequate psychological support to those women who need help dealing with their emotions and self-concept in order to optimize clinical treatment.

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Devarakonda, Sri K; Timman, Reinier; Bouvy, Paul F; Oemrawsingh, Arvind; Apon, Inge; Mureau, Marc A M; Koppert, Linetta B; Kranenburg, Leonieke W

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