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Annals of Surgical Oncology
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 2/2007

01-02-2007

Personality Predicts Quality of Life Six Months after the Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Disease

Authors: A. F. W. van der Steeg, MD, J. De Vries, PhD, F. W. C. van der Ent, MD, PhD, J. A. Roukema, MD, PhD

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 2/2007

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Abstract

Background

Quality of Life (QoL) is an important outcome measure in oncology. QoL is influenced by personality traits, such as anxiety. To assess the influence of personality on QoL in women with breast cancer, a longitudinal prospective cohort study was done.

Methods

Ninety-one patients with breast cancer and 111 patients with benign diagnoses completed prior to the diagnosis and 1, 3, and 6 months after diagnosis and treatment a set of questionnaires.

Results

Overall QoL showed no significant differences between the two groups. The influence of trait anxiety was considerable for all measurement moments. Trait anxiety is accountable for up to 40.6% of the variance in QoL scores. Forty-five women in the benign group scored high on trait anxiety, and 40 women in the breast cancer group. Women with a high trait anxiety score were 3 times as likely to have a low general QoL six months after diagnosis and possible surgery, irrespective of the diagnosis (breast cancer or benign problems). When the women were divided into four groups based on the diagnosis and the score on trait anxiety, there was a significant difference in scores on general QoL between the groups on all measurement moments, with a significant lower score for the two groups with a high score on trait anxiety (P < 0.001).

Conclusion

Trait anxiety rather than the diagnosis breast cancer determined whether patients experienced a low QoL.
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Metadata
Title
Personality Predicts Quality of Life Six Months after the Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Disease
Authors
A. F. W. van der Steeg, MD
J. De Vries, PhD
F. W. C. van der Ent, MD, PhD
J. A. Roukema, MD, PhD
Publication date
01-02-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 2/2007
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-006-9175-9

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