Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Relate to Distinct Components of Pain Experience among Patients with Breast Cancer
Joint Authors
Wedin, Sharlene
Borckardt, Jeffery J.
Baker, Megan
Balliet, Wendy E.
Chin, Steve
Malcolm, Robert
Serber, Eva R.
Giglio, Pierre
Madan, Alok
Galloway, Sarah K.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-11-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Breast cancer is a leading cancer diagnosis among women worldwide, with more than 210,000 new cases and 40,000 deaths per year in the United States.
Pain, anxiety, and depression can be significant factors during the course of breast cancer.
Pain is a complex experience with sensory, affective, and cognitive dimensions.
While depression and anxiety symptoms are relatively common among breast cancer patients, little is known about the relation between these psychiatric factors and distinct components of the pain experience.
In the present study 60 females presenting to an NCI-designated Cancer Center with newly diagnosed breast cancer completed the Center for Epidemiological Studies 10-item Depression Scale, the State Instrument of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the McGill Pain Questionnaire.
Findings indicate that anxiety and depression are common among newly diagnosed breast cancer patients; furthermore, patients experience an appreciable amount of pain even before oncologic treatment starts.
State anxiety serves as a predictor of the sensory dimension of the pain experience, whereas depression serves as a predictor of the affective dimension of the pain experience.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Galloway, Sarah K.& Baker, Megan& Giglio, Pierre& Chin, Steve& Madan, Alok& Malcolm, Robert…[et al.]. 2012. Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Relate to Distinct Components of Pain Experience among Patients with Breast Cancer. Pain Research and Treatment،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Galloway, Sarah K.…[et al.]. Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Relate to Distinct Components of Pain Experience among Patients with Breast Cancer. Pain Research and Treatment No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Galloway, Sarah K.& Baker, Megan& Giglio, Pierre& Chin, Steve& Madan, Alok& Malcolm, Robert…[et al.]. Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Relate to Distinct Components of Pain Experience among Patients with Breast Cancer. Pain Research and Treatment. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503289
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-503289