title: Biopsychosocial predictors of psychological functioning among African American breast cancer survivors.
abstract: This study examined the relationships of biological and psychosocial predictors as contributing factors to the psychological functioning among breast cancer survivors. A sample of (N = 155) African American breast cancer survivors were recruited from California. A general linear model was utilized to examine the relationships. Biological and psychosocial risk factors were significant predictors for anxiety and depression. These predictors can be viewed as contributing factors to the psychological well-being of this cohort. Anxiety and depression are often under-recognized and subsequently undertreated in survivors. Understanding the predictors of depression and anxiety is necessary for incorporating a multidisciplinary approach to address this problem.
authors.affiliation: a Center for Health Disparities Research and Training , California State University , San Bernardino , CA , USA.
authors.forename: Claudia M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Hector F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: Adeline M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nyamathi
authors.forename: Mary Lynn
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Brecht
authors.forename: Mary Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Nalo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000208:ethnology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: African American women; anxiety; breast cancer disparities; depression; predictors; psychological functioning