Title Psychological adaptatiopn of breast cancer patients
Translation of Title Psichologinė krūties vėžiu sergančių ligonių adaptacija.
Authors Bulotienė, Giedrė ; Ostapenko, Valerijus ; Vesėliūnas, Jonas
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Is Part of Acta medica Lituanica. 2006, Vol. 13, no. 2. ISSN 1392-0138
Keywords [eng] Breast cancer ; Depression ; Anxiety ; Social factors
Abstract [eng] The results of the research indicated clinically significant anxiety and depression among the patients at the moment of diagnosis and 9 months after the disease had been diagnosed. This helped to identify the most voulnerable group of patients. Before the operation, the highest level of depres- sion was detected among those who had college education, were unemployed and married. Following the period of 9 months, in women with secondary education, employed, married and unmarried the level of stress rose much higher in comparison with the first week after the operation.
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2006