Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Breast Cancer: Prevalence, Predictors, Consequences, and Treatment

2016 ◽  
pp. 367-382
Author(s):  
Maja O’Connor ◽  
Robert Zachariae
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Cancer Prevalence ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic

scholarly journals Factors contributing to post-traumatic growth following breast cancer: Results from a randomized longitudinal clinical trial containing psychological interventions

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
O Zsigmond ◽  
A Vargay ◽  
E Józsa ◽  
É Bányai
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Immune Competence ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic Growth ◽  
Post Traumatic

Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the factors influencing post-traumatic growth in breast cancer patients during 3 years after diagnosis. Materials and methods Our longitudinal study involved 71 medium and high-risk breast cancer patients, who received special attention and either hypnosis or music psychological intervention while receiving the same chemotherapy protocol. The influences of the interventions, as well as the demographic (age, marital status, and educational level) and psychosocial factors (coping, post-traumatic stress, and well-being), on post-traumatic growth were explored. Results The results showed that over 97% of our patients experienced post-traumatic growth. It was positively associated with Quality of Life domains 3 years after diagnosis, and with Psychological Immune Competence cumulative scores after treatment and 3 years after diagnosis. Psychological Immune Competence, emotional severity of post-traumatic stress symptoms, and the social support scale of Quality of Life explained 33.9% of the variance of post-traumatic growth. Conclusion The results confirm that positive coping strategies, emotional severity of post-traumatic stress symptoms, and social support contribute to post-traumatic growth, and that post-traumatic growth has a weak to moderate association with quality of life.

Change in post-traumatic stress symptoms following psychosocial treatment for breast cancer

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 618-635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen G. Levine ◽  
Janelle Eckhardt ◽  
Elisabeth Targ
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Psychosocial Treatment ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic

scholarly journals Perceived Cognitive Impairment in Breast Cancer Survivors and Its Relationships with Psychological Factors

Cancers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 3000
Author(s):  
Clémence Boscher ◽  
Florence Joly ◽  
Bénédicte Clarisse ◽  
Xavier Humbert ◽  
Jean-Michel Grellard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Cognitive Complaints ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Sleep Difficulties

Cognitive complaints are common adverse effects in cancer patients. Identifying subjects at risk could make it possible to limit their impact. We aimed to explore the relationship between current cognitive complaints and demographic and psychological factors in a group of breast cancer survivors. Through an online survey, cancer survivors reported current cognitive complaints using the FACT-Cog questionnaire (Perceived Cognitive Impairment) and answered questions about their demographics, lifestyle and cancer-related characteristics. Anxiety, depression, fatigue and post-traumatic stress symptoms were also assessed. We used multivariable logistic regression models to explore the relationships between current cognitive complaints and social and psychological factors. Among the 1393 breast cancer survivors, 47.2% (n = 657) reported current cognitive complaints. Chemotherapy (OR = 2.26, 95%CI = 1.67–3.05), age (OR21-44 vs. >65 = 0.14, 95%CI = 0.07–0.27), sleep difficulties (ORnever vs. often = 2.41, 95%CI = 1.47–3.95), frequency of psychotropic treatments (ORnever vs. >1/week = 1.70, 95%CI = 1.23–2.36), post-traumatic stress symptoms (OR = 2.05, 95%CI = 1.57–2.69) and employment status (ORfull-time or part-time vs. sick leave = 1.64, 95%CI = 1.08–2.49) were strongly associated with current cognitive complaints. In this large study, about half of breast cancer survivors reported cognitive complaints, particularly after chemotherapy. Some risk factors should be detected early to reduce persistent cognitive complaints after cancer: mainly sleep difficulties, post-traumatic stress symptoms and psychotropic medications.

scholarly journals Correlations And Correlates Of Post-Traumatic Growth And Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms In Patients With Breast Cancer

2019 ◽  
Vol Volume 15 ◽  
pp. 3051-3060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong-Ming Chen ◽  
Vincent Chin-Hung Chen ◽  
Han-Pin Hsiao ◽  
Yi-Ping Weng ◽  
Ya-Ting Hsu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic Growth ◽  
Post Traumatic
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