Jie Li1, Lixiang Yu2, Zhouting Long1, Yang Li1, Fenglin Cao1. 1. Nursing School, Shandong University, 44 Wenhuaxi Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250012, China. 2. The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Shandong University, 247 Beiyuan Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250033, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Clinical reports have shown that adjuvant chemotherapy has a negative impact on perceived cognitive impairment (PCI) of patients with breast cancer; however, evidence concerning the effects of psychological factors such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms on PCI is limited, especially in relation to Chinese patients with breast cancer. This research investigated the associations between psychological factors and PCI in Chinese women with breast cancer. METHODS: In total, 204 women with breast cancer were assessed for PCI, PTSD symptoms, fatigue, anxiety, and depression using self-report measures. Hierarchical linear regression was conducted to investigate the associations between the variables of interest and PCI. RESULTS: Two hundred and two women were included in the final analysis; two of those originally tested were excluded because of missing data. A univariate analysis showed that PCI was significantly related to education, PTSD symptoms (re-experience, avoidance, and hyperarousal), fatigue, depression, anxiety, and undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Hierarchical linear regression revealed that PTSD symptoms and fatigue (ΔR(2) = 0.26, P < 0.001) independently accounted for PCI in Chinese women with breast cancer regardless of age, education level, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Hyperarousal was the only contributing PTSD symptom to PCI (B = -1.24, SE = 0.33, β = -0.39, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Besides chemotherapy, PTSD symptoms, especially hyperarousal, and fatigue are important risk factors for significant PCI and are therefore worthy of further investigation.
OBJECTIVE: Clinical reports have shown that adjuvant chemotherapy has a negative impact on perceived cognitive impairment (PCI) of patients with breast cancer; however, evidence concerning the effects of psychological factors such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms on PCI is limited, especially in relation to Chinese patients with breast cancer. This research investigated the associations between psychological factors and PCI in Chinese women with breast cancer. METHODS: In total, 204 women with breast cancer were assessed for PCI, PTSD symptoms, fatigue, anxiety, and depression using self-report measures. Hierarchical linear regression was conducted to investigate the associations between the variables of interest and PCI. RESULTS: Two hundred and two women were included in the final analysis; two of those originally tested were excluded because of missing data. A univariate analysis showed that PCI was significantly related to education, PTSD symptoms (re-experience, avoidance, and hyperarousal), fatigue, depression, anxiety, and undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Hierarchical linear regression revealed that PTSD symptoms and fatigue (ΔR(2) = 0.26, P < 0.001) independently accounted for PCI in Chinese women with breast cancer regardless of age, education level, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Hyperarousal was the only contributing PTSD symptom to PCI (B = -1.24, SE = 0.33, β = -0.39, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Besides chemotherapy, PTSD symptoms, especially hyperarousal, and fatigue are important risk factors for significant PCI and are therefore worthy of further investigation.
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