Depression, anxiety and stress among metastatic breast cancer patients on chemotherapy in China

BMC Nursing

Research

Qing-Mei Ju¹  Miaoning You²  Lean Keng Soon³  Azlina Yusuf³  Yang Liu⁴  Yi-Qiang Guo⁵ 

[1] Emergency General Hospital, Beijing, China;Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Breast Oncology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China;School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia;School of Medicine, Xia Men University, Fujian, China;School of Nursing, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China;

关键词: Metastatic breast cancer;    Depression;    Anxiety;    Psychological stress;    Coping;    Chinese;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12912-023-01184-1

 received in 2022-03-30, accepted in 2023-01-18,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess the level of depression, anxiety and stress among metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients undergoing chemotherapy (CT) in Beijing, China.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted on 176 MBC women receiving CT, selected by purposive sampling. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires that included participants’ socio-demographic status, DASS-21 and Brief COPE. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and general linear regression analysis.ResultsThe incidence of depression, anxiety and stress among MBC women were 52.3%, 60.2% and 36.9%, respectively. General linear regression showed that age, marital status, monthly income, physical functioning, emotional functioning, pain, dyspnea, and appetite loss were associated with depression. All variance determined the depression (R2) was 35.6%. Marital status, self-blame and behavioral disengagement were the predictors of stress and accounted for a 35.4% stress variance in MBC women.ConclusionOur study demonstrated depression, anxiety, and stress prevalence are high in MBC women. Assessment of psychological distress (depression, anxiety, and stress) is important to recognise MBC patients who need help and further medical and mental help support. This study’s findings can increasingly highlight that depression, anxiety, and stress are substantial problems in MBC patients. Therefore, psychological interventions are needed to reduce depression, anxiety, and stress for MBC patients.

【 授权许可】

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