Pre-Treatment and Post-Treatment Anxiety, Depression, Sleep and Sexual Function Levels in Patients with Breast Cancer.

Filiz Izci Gözdem Özdem Ahmet Serkan Ilgun Filiz Ağaçayak Tomris Duymaz Zeynep Erdoğan İyigün Tuba Kayan Tapan Filiz Elbüken Alper Öztürk Çetin Ordu Kübra Ceren Ateşal Özge İpek Doğan Fatma Aktepe Vahit Özmen

Published in: European journal of breast health (2020)

According to the findings of our study, anxiety, depression, sexual dysfunction and sleep disorders in patients with breast cancer are far more explicit in the pre-treatment phase than post-treatment phase. Therefore, it is crucial to psycho-socially support patients with breast cancer in the early periods before starting the treatment after diagnosis.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
depressive symptoms
physical activity
oxidative stress
combination therapy
replacement therapy
smoking cessation