Screening of Psychological Distress 4.5 Years after Diagnosis in Breast Cancer Patients Compared to Healthy Population.
2016
Background: Survival rate of breast cancer patients has
improved signifi cantly in recent years. Cancer dia gnosis
represents a great psychological distress for patients which
may not stem solely from the disease itself. Patients may
experience higher distress even several years after treatment.
Patients and Methods: The study was carried out at the
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Department of
Internal Medicine, Haematology and Oncology, Faculty Hospital
Brno. Results of 85 patients at 4.5 years after dia gnosis of
breast cancer compared to 72 healthy controls are presented in
this paper. The data were collected in the form of
semi-structured interviews, from the patients’ medical records
and by Symp tom Check List-90. Results: The over all rate of
psychological distress (GSI) 4.5 years after breast cancer dia
gnosis does not diff er significantly (p = 0.703) from the
healthy population. Also, we did not fi nd any statistically
significant relationship between the observed factors and the
level of psychological distress in breast cancer patients.
Conclusion: Screening investigation showed no diff erence in
the psychological distress in breast cancer patients 4.5 years
following diagnosis, compared with the healthy population.
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