Do anxiety, body image, social support and coping strategies predict survival in breast cancer? A ten-year follow-up study.
A longitudinal study enrolled 75 women with primary breast cancer. Before the confirmation of diagnosis, authors measured trait-anxiety and body satisfaction. Three weeks after diagnosis, coping strategies and state-anxiety were evaluated. The number of days of survival was measured 10 years after diagnosis. In Cox proportional-hazards models adjusting for severity of disease and age, high social support and low state-anxiety predicted an increased risk of death from breast cancer. A significant increased risk of death in women with low scores on the Body Image Questionnaire appeared only in the univariate model.
Cousson-Gélie
Florence
F
University of Bordeaux, Psychology Laboratory EA 3662, IFR 99, Public Health, 3 Ter Place de la Victoire, 33076 Bordeaux CEDEX, France. florence.gelie@ps.u-bordeaux2.fr
Bruchon-Schweitzer
Marilou
M
Dilhuydy
Jean Marie
JM
Jutand
Marthe-Aline
MA
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016019:Survival Analysis