The prevalence of anxiety and depression and their related factor among women with breast cancer

Background and Objective: Breast cancer has a great impact on women's psychological health. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of depression and anxiety and their related factor in breast cancer women.Materials and Methods: this cross-sectional study was done with a sample of ۱۲۰ women with breast cancer in Zahedan, Iran, ۲۰۲۰.Data were collected using Questionnaires such as Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Supportive Care Needs Survey (SCNSSF۳۴), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), The adjustment to illness measurement inventory for Iranian women with breast cancer (AIMI-IBC). All data were analyzed by SPSS software, version ۱۹.۰.Results: The prevalence of depression and anxiety in women with breast cancer was ۶۶.۶% and ۶۰%, respectively. A significant positive correlation was found between anxiety and depression and unmet psychological needs, care/support needs, and emotional turmoil coping strategy, while reasonable efforts and avoidance coping strategies and adjusting to disease were negatively correlated with anxiety and depression. Also, linear regression results indicated unmet psychological needs, emotional turmoil coping strategy, and a high level of depression predicted a high anxiety level.Conclusion: Women with breast cancer reported a high level of depression and anxiety in Zahedan, and clinicians should pay more attention to these patients’ psychological distress. Resolving the unmet need of patients, increasing social support, and using the right coping strategy have an essential role in breast cancer women’s psychological distress control.

کلیدواژه ها:

Breast cancer ، Anxiety ، Depression ، Related factors