Depression and quality of life before and after breast cancer diagnosis in older women from the Women's Health Initiative.
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SUBMITTER: Jones SM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4547920 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
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Depression and quality of life before and after breast cancer diagnosis in older women from the Women's Health Initiative.
Jones Salene M W SM LaCroix Andrea Z AZ Li Wenjun W Zaslavsky Oleg O Wassertheil-Smoller Sylvia S Weitlauf Julie J Brenes Gretchen A GA Nassir Rami R Ockene Judith K JK Caire-Juvera Graciela G Danhauer Suzanne C SC
Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice 20150224 4
<h4>Purpose</h4>Distress and reduced quality of life (QOL) are common among people with cancer. No study has compared these variables after breast cancer diagnosis to pre-cancer diagnosis levels.<h4>Methods</h4>Data on women with breast cancer 50 years of age or older (n = 6949) were analyzed from the Women's Health Initiative (1993-2013). Health-related QOL (physical function, mental health) was measured using Rand-36. Depressive symptoms were measured with the six-item Center for Epidemiologic ...[more]
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