Studying the Amount of Depression and its Role in Predicting the Quality of Life of Women with Breast Cancer

Abstract

Background: Depression is the most common psychological reactions in women with breast cancer. This study aimed at investigating the amount of depression and its role in predicting the quality of life of women suffering from breast cancer. Materials and Methods: The present descriptive study in volved a correlation method with 98 women living in Kermanshah-Iran with breast cancer. According to the access to the patients and the condition of conducting the research, they were chosen by available sampling. Life quality inventory (World Health Organization, 1989) and depression inventory (Beck et al., 2000) were used to gather the data. Moreover, to analyze the relationships among the variables correlation analysis with Pearson method, as well as multiple regression with the enter method and frequency analysis were applied. Results: The findings revealed that not only is depression high, but also there is a negative significant relationship between depression and the quality of life, with predictive potential. Conclusions: The finding of a relationship between depression and the quality of life points to the need for addressing psychological problems of the affected individuals more appropriately. It is suggested that we consider psychological and educational services for patients in treatment planning to make people aware of different psychological aspects of their disease and ways of struggling and overcoming the problems.

Descrição Do Apoio Social Ofertado Às Mulheres Em Tratamento Do Câncer De Mama: Importância Para O Prognóstico

“…Notou-se que no decorrer do tratamento as pacientes passaram por eventos geradores de estresse tais como: dor, imobilidade dos membros superiores, pobre percepção do estado de saúde e inclusive dificuldades financeiras (35%) e episódios depressivos (26%). Estes episódios quando manejados de forma efetiva seja por intervenção médica ou por suporte psicossocial das diversas instituições como família, igreja e grupos de apoio estão relacionados com uma melhor qualidade de vida das pacientes portadoras da doença (MANSANO-SCHLOSSER, 2016;SHAKERI, 2016), consequentemente otimizando as terapias adjuvantes no controle e tratamento do câncer de mama.…”

Factors associated with self‐reported history of depression diagnosis among cancer survivors aged 18 years and over in the United States

“…The number of cancer survivors has increased over time, allowing individuals to live longer after their diagnosis . Depression is a very commonly observed comorbid condition among cancer survivors . Generally, cancer survivors have a higher risk of depression, and sometimes depression results in suicide in cancer patients .…”

“…More research is needed to establish the prevalence of depressive disorders among cancer survivors in the US. Interestingly, on a global scale, there is a plethora of research on the topic . Of interest is how self‐reported history of depression diagnosis varied within our study population.…”

“…1,2 Depression is a very commonly observed comorbid condition among cancer survivors. [4][5][6] Generally, cancer survivors have a higher risk of depression, and sometimes depression results in suicide in cancer patients. [7][8][9] The findings of this study reveal that 22% of cancer survivors in the sample reported having a history of depression diagnosis.…”

“…1 The prevalence of depression in cancer survivors is increasing and is a disabling condition that constitutes an important public health problem in the US as well as globally. [4][5][6] The most common behavioral sequelae of breast and other cancer include fatigue, sleep disturbance, cognitive impairment, and depression. 7 Depression in cancer survivors is not uncommon.…”