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http://dx.doi.org/10.22722/KJPM.2018.26.2.77

Distress and Associated Factors in Patients with Breast Cancer Surgery : A Cross-Sectional Study  

Lee, Sang-Shin (Department of Psychiatry, Kosin University College of Medicine)
Rim, Hyo-Deog (Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University)
Woo, Jungmin (Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University)
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Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine / v.26, no.2, 2018 , pp. 77-85 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : This study aimed to investigate the level of distress using the distress thermometer (DT) and the factors associated with distress in postoperative breast cancer (BC) patients. Methods : DT and WHOQOL-BREF (World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Abbreviated Version) along with sociodemographic variables were assessed in patients undergoing surgery for their first treatment of BC within one week postoperatively. The distress group consisted of participants with a DT score ${\geq}4$. The prevalence and associative factors of distress were examined by descriptive, univariable, and logistic regression analysis. Results : Three hundred seven women were recruited, and 264 subjects were finally analyzed. A total of 173 (65.5%) were classified into the distress group. The distress group showed significantly younger age (p=0.045), living without a spouse (p=0.032), and worse quality of life (QOL) as measured by overall QOL (p=0.009), general health (p=0.005), physical health domain (p<0.000), and psychological health domain (p=0.002). The logistic regression analysis showed that patients aged 40-49 years were more likely to experience distress than those aged ${\geq}60years$ (Odds ratios [OR]=2.992, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.241-7.215). Moreover, the WHOQOL-BREF physical health domain was a predictive factor of distress (OR=0.777, 95% CI 0.692-0.873). Conclusions : A substantial proportion of patients are experiencing significant distress after BC surgery. It would be expected that distress management, especially in the middle-aged patients and in the domain of physical QOL (e.g., pain, insomnia, fatigue), from the early BC treatment stage might reduce chronic distress.
Keywords
Breast cancer; Psycho-oncology; Distress; Distress thermometer; Quality of life;
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