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Psychosocial Health of Disease-Free Breast Cancer Survivors Compared with Matched Non-cancer Controls

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Affiliated Author(s)
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Alternative Author(s)
Lee, Moo Hyun
Journal Title
Cancer Research and Treatment
ISSN
2005-9256
Issued Date
2019
Keyword
Breast cancer survivorsPsychosocial healthPsychosocial Well-being Index-Short FormCommunity setting
Abstract
Purpose
The present study investigated the psychosocial health of disease-free breast cancer survivors who receive health examinations compared to matched non-cancer controls in a community setting.

Materials and Methods
We used baseline data from the Health Examinee cohort, which is composed of subjects participating in health. The disease-free breast cancer survivors were defined as those who were 2 years from initial diagnosis of breast cancer who had completed treatment. Females without a history of cancer were randomly selected at 1:4 ratio by 5-year age groups, education, and household income as a comparison group. We analyzed results from the Psychosocial Well-being Index-Short Form (PWI-SF) as a psychosocial health measurement.

Results
A total of 347 survivors of breast cancer and 1,388 matched controls were included. Total scores on the PWI-SF were lower in breast cancer survivors than matched non-cancer controls (p=0.006), suggesting a lower level of psychosocial stress in breast cancer survivors. In comparison to the control group, prevalence of drinking, smoking and obesity were lower, while exercising for  150 min/wk was higher in breast cancer survivors (p < 0.05). These findings suggest that breast cancer survivors have better health behaviors than their noncancer controls. After adjusting for other sociodemographic variables, breast cancer survivors were 36% less likely to be included in the stress group (odds ratio, 0.64; 95% confidence interval, 0.42 to 0.98).

Conclusion
The disease-free breast cancer survivors resuming daily life demonstrated better psychosocial health status compared to matched non-cancer controls.
Department
Dept. of Surgery (외과학)
Publisher
School of Medicine (의과대학)
Citation
Boyoung Park et al. (2019). Psychosocial Health of Disease-Free Breast Cancer Survivors Compared with Matched Non-cancer Controls. Cancer Research and Treatment, 51(1), 178–186. doi: 10.4143/crt.2017.585
Type
Article
ISSN
2005-9256
DOI
10.4143/crt.2017.585
URI
https://kumel.medlib.dsmc.or.kr/handle/2015.oak/41884
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