Open AccessDepression involved in self-reported prospective memory problems in survivors of breast cancer who have received chemotherapy
Author(s) -
Zhonglian Huang,
Jingjing Zhao,
Ke Ding,
Lv Y,
Congjun Zhang,
Herta H. Chao,
Chiang-Shan Li,
Cheng Huang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.59
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1536-5964
pISSN - 0025-7974
DOI - 10.1097/md.0000000000015301
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , chemotherapy , depression (economics) , prospective cohort study , oncology , cancer , rating scale , neuropsychology , psychiatry , cognition , psychology , developmental psychology , economics , macroeconomics
To investigate the relationship between depression and the self-reported prospective memory (SPM) problems in breast cancer survivors who have received chemotherapy. Sixty-three breast cancer patients were administered with self-rating depression scale (SDS) and the prospective memory questionnaire as part of extensive neuropsychological assessments before and after chemotherapy. The performance of SDS and SPM were compared, with the level of significance set at P < .05. Compared with the group before chemotherapy, there is a significant difference on the SPM score ( t = 6.069, P = .000) in breast cancer patients after chemotherapy. Further, there is also a significant difference on the SPM score ( t = −4.348, P = .000) between the patients with and without depression group after chemotherapy. The present result indicated that the depression in breast cancer survivors after chemotherapy may be involved in their chemotherapy-induced SPM impairment.