Anticipating mental health needs after chemotherapy in early-stage breast cancer using patient-reported symptom screening.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Many patients with breast cancer experience depression and anxiety for years after completing systemic chemotherapy, which negatively impact overall symptom burden, quality of life, and treatment outcomes. The objective of this study was to examine the utility of patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures to predict mental health needs in patients with breast cancer during post-chemotherapy follow-up care.

Methods

In a sample of women with non-metastatic breast cancer, associations between patient-reported depression and anxiety at end of chemotherapy and post-chemotherapy mental health needs were evaluated using log-binomial regression adjusted for functional status, social activity limitations, and time from chemotherapy.

Results

In a sample of 149 women, 40% r

SUBMITTER: Nakamura ZM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8957600 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature