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10871718

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-8-17
pubmed:abstractText
While research exists on the well-being of women during a specific phase of breast cancer, little research exists in which researchers utilized the same instruments to examine differences in women's well-being, based on the phase of their breast cancer. Using a trajectory framework, the purpose of this study is to examine the differences in the physical and social well-being of women during the following breast cancer states: newly diagnosed, adjuvant therapy, stable disease and recurrent disease. The convenience sample consisted of 35 women newly diagnosed with breast cancer, 52 women with breast cancer undergoing adjuvant therapy, 84 women whose breast cancer was considered stable and 64 women with recurrent breast cancer. Participants completed a packet of questionnaires which contained a demographic questionnaire, Short Form-36 (SF-36) Health Survey, a researcher designed (RD) questionnaire, Cancer Rehabilitation Evaluation System-Short Form (CARES-SF) and the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). Descriptive statistics, analysis of variance, and general linear F-tests were used to analyze the data. Differences were found across phases of disease on various subscales, including those representing perceived health states, overall impact, medical interactions, physical function, role function, fatigue, pain, social function and satisfaction with health. No significant differences were found between groups on the BSI subscales with the exception of somatization, global psychosocial measures, sexual and marital relation subscales. While individuals with recurrent disease often experienced more difficulties with their well-being than women in the other groups, women newly diagnosed and in the adjuvant group experienced more difficulties in select areas of well-being when compared with women in the stable group. Health care professionals need to recognize differences between groups to better meet the needs of patients with a breast cancer diagnosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1057-9249
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
221-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Physical, psychological and social well-being of women with breast cancer: the influence of disease phase.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Medical Oncology, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN, USA. frost.marlene@mayo.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article