کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1918275 1047948 2009 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Menopausal symptoms following breast cancer treatment: A qualitative investigation of cognitive and behavioural responses
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی سالمندی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Menopausal symptoms following breast cancer treatment: A qualitative investigation of cognitive and behavioural responses
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectivesMenopausal symptoms – hot flushes and night sweats (HF/NS) – are particularly troublesome for women who have undergone breast cancer treatment. Non-medical treatments, such as cognitive behaviour therapy, are being developed but there is a lack of information about cognitive and behavioural reactions to HF/NS in breast cancer patients.MethodsThirty-five women who had completed active breast cancer treatment with at least 10 HF/NS per week completed questionnaires assessing HF/NS, mood and beliefs, and took part in interviews to elicit cognitive and behavioural reactions and a thematic content analysis used to analyse the data.ResultsThe mean weekly frequency of HF/NS was 76 (SD = 46) (57 HF and 19 NS). Smokers reported significantly more night sweats, but BMI and mood were not associated with HF/NS frequency. Cognitive and behavioural responses were varied but broadly similar to those of well women. The main cognitive themes were: embarrassment/social anxiety, loss of control, beliefs about NS, sleep and tiredness, and the main behaviours were: carry on and ignore them, cool down, avoidance, communication with others.ConclusionsThe results are discussed within a cognitive behavioural framework and might inform the development of psychological interventions for these treatment related symptoms.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Maturitas - Volume 63, Issue 4, 20 August 2009, Pages 336–340
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