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Medical factors and patterns of adjustment to breast cancer
Author(s) -
Hoskins Carol Noll,
Budin Wendy C.,
Maislin Greg
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
psycho‐oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.41
H-Index - 137
eISSN - 1099-1611
pISSN - 1057-9249
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1611(199603)5:1<31::aid-pon210>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , medical therapy , breast conserving surgery , adjuvant chemotherapy , adjuvant therapy , adjuvant , cancer , surgery , oncology , mastectomy
Dimensions of emotional adjustment, perceived health status and role function were compared by three medical groups: breast conserving versus non‐breast conserving surgery; positive versus negative nodes; and post‐surgical adjuvant therapy. Intact data series were obtained at 7–10 days, at 1, 2, 3 and 6‐months, and 1 year post‐surgery for 93 women. The overall mean scores for measures of emotional adjustment, perceived health status, and role function did not differ significantly between breast‐conserving and non‐breast‐conserving groups. However, there was a significant change over time with both surgical groups showing improved adjustment. Although there were no statistically significant differences between the node status groups in mean scores on the adjustment variables, the overall patterns over time were analogous to that of the surgical groups. In comparing post‐surgical adjuvant therapy groups, significant differences in mean scores on the adjustment outcomes were noted mainly between the chemotherapy versus no adjuvant therapy groups at 3 and 6 months post‐surgery.