Depressive phenomena, physical symptom distress, and functional status among women with breast cancer

Journal/Book: Nurs Res. 1997; 46: 555 W 57TH St, New York, NY 10019-2961. Amer J Nursing Co. 214-221.

Abstract: The nature and scope of depression and its relationship to physical symptom distress and functional status were examined in 79 women 3 to 7 months after breast cancer diagnosis. Psychiatric diagnostic criteria for depressive disorders and a depression rating scale were used to measure depression. Nine percent of the sample had depressive disorder, and 24% had elevated depressive symptoms. Women with elevated depressive symptoms had more physical symptom distress (p <.0001) and move impaired functioning (p <.0001) than subjects with depressive disorders and without depression. Multiple regression was used to examine the contribution of key variables to functional status. Two variables accounted for 35% of the variance in functional status: symptom distress (28%) and depressive symptoms (7%).

Note: Article Pasacreta JV, Univ Penn, Sch Nursing, Philadelphia,PA 19104 USA

Keyword(s): MEDICAL OUTCOMES; MASTECTOMY; ADJUSTMENT; PREVALENCE; DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS; MOOD

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