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The Psychological Distress and Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Survivors in Sydney, Australia

In Australia, breast cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting women. Between 1987–1991 and 2012–2016, the five-year survival rate improved from 75% to 91%. The increased chance of survival due to early detection and treatment interventions has resulted in more women living with the diagnos...

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Autores principales: Aitken, Laura-Anne, Hossan, Syeda Zakia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9601883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36292463
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10102017
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description In Australia, breast cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting women. Between 1987–1991 and 2012–2016, the five-year survival rate improved from 75% to 91%. The increased chance of survival due to early detection and treatment interventions has resulted in more women living with the diagnosis. This qualitative study was designed to analyse the journey of breast cancer survivors, their experience of psychological distress and changes in quality of life (QOL) due to the increased prevalence amongst Australian women. In-depth interviews were conducted; they lasted over 45 min and comprised 15 participants. The main topics discussed were knowledge of breast cancer prior to diagnosis, psychological distress, QOL and experience of use of healthcare services. The results showed that the process of diagnosis, undergoing treatment and isolation post-treatment resulted in high amounts of psychological distress. A reduction in QOL was also experienced due to treatment and medication side effects, fatigue, cognitive changes, and body-image perception. These findings can assist researchers in providing evidence-based frameworks for policy changes and for further investigation into effective healthcare interventions.
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spelling pubmed-96018832022-10-27 The Psychological Distress and Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Survivors in Sydney, Australia Aitken, Laura-Anne Hossan, Syeda Zakia Healthcare (Basel) Article In Australia, breast cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting women. Between 1987–1991 and 2012–2016, the five-year survival rate improved from 75% to 91%. The increased chance of survival due to early detection and treatment interventions has resulted in more women living with the diagnosis. This qualitative study was designed to analyse the journey of breast cancer survivors, their experience of psychological distress and changes in quality of life (QOL) due to the increased prevalence amongst Australian women. In-depth interviews were conducted; they lasted over 45 min and comprised 15 participants. The main topics discussed were knowledge of breast cancer prior to diagnosis, psychological distress, QOL and experience of use of healthcare services. The results showed that the process of diagnosis, undergoing treatment and isolation post-treatment resulted in high amounts of psychological distress. A reduction in QOL was also experienced due to treatment and medication side effects, fatigue, cognitive changes, and body-image perception. These findings can assist researchers in providing evidence-based frameworks for policy changes and for further investigation into effective healthcare interventions. MDPI 2022-10-12 /pmc/articles/PMC9601883/ /pubmed/36292463 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10102017 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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