Justine Fortin1,2, Mélissandre Leblanc3, Guillaume Elgbeili4, Matthew J Cordova5, Marie-France Marin6,7, Alain Brunet4,8. 1. Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada. justine.fortin@umontreal.ca. 2. Psychosocial Research Division, Research Center of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Verdun, QC, Canada. justine.fortin@umontreal.ca. 3. Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada. 4. Psychosocial Research Division, Research Center of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Verdun, QC, Canada. 5. Department of Psychology, Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, USA. 6. Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada. 7. Research Center of the Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada. 8. Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Receiving a breast cancer diagnosis can be a turning point with negative impacts on mental health, treatment and prognosis. This meta-analysis sought to determine the nature and prevalence of clinically significant psychological distress-related symptoms in the wake of a breast cancer diagnosis. METHODS: Ten databases were searched between March and August 2020. Thirty-nine quantitative studies were meta-analysed. RESULTS: The prevalence of clinically significant symptoms was 39% for non-specific distress (n = 13), 34% for anxiety (n = 19), 31% for post-traumatic stress (n = 7) and 20% for depression (n = 25). No studies reporting breast cancer patients' well-being in our specific time frame were found. CONCLUSION: Mental health can be impacted in at least four domains following a diagnosis of breast cancer and such effects are commonplace. This study outlines a clear need for mitigating the impacts on mental health brought about by breast cancer diagnosis. CRD42020203990.
BACKGROUND: Receiving a breast cancer diagnosis can be a turning point with negative impacts on mental health, treatment and prognosis. This meta-analysis sought to determine the nature and prevalence of clinically significant psychological distress-related symptoms in the wake of a breast cancer diagnosis. METHODS: Ten databases were searched between March and August 2020. Thirty-nine quantitative studies were meta-analysed. RESULTS: The prevalence of clinically significant symptoms was 39% for non-specific distress (n = 13), 34% for anxiety (n = 19), 31% for post-traumatic stress (n = 7) and 20% for depression (n = 25). No studies reporting breast cancer patients' well-being in our specific time frame were found. CONCLUSION: Mental health can be impacted in at least four domains following a diagnosis of breast cancer and such effects are commonplace. This study outlines a clear need for mitigating the impacts on mental health brought about by breast cancer diagnosis. CRD42020203990.
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