Assessment of psychosocial factors and distress in women having adjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancer: the relationship among emotional distress and patient and treatment-related factors

ATEŞ, ÖZTÜRK; SOYLU, CEM; BABACAN, TANER; Sarici, Furkan; KERTMEN, NEYRAN; Allen, Deborah; SEVER, ALİ; Altundag, Kadri

doi:10.1186/s40064-016-2136-2

Assessment of psychosocial factors and distress in women having adjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancer: the relationship among emotional distress and patient and treatment-related factors

Atıf İçin Kopyala

ATEŞ Ö., SOYLU C., BABACAN T., Sarici F., KERTMEN N., Allen D., ...Daha Fazla

SPRINGERPLUS, cilt.5, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 5
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.1186/s40064-016-2136-2
Dergi Adı: SPRINGERPLUS
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: The aims of this study were to comprehensively describe the psychosocial and medical characteristics of women who initiated tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors for breast cancer and to compare levels of emotional distress according to their medical (tumor demographics, treatment type, treatment duration) and psychosocial (self-esteem, perceived social support, sociodemographic) characteristics.