Prevalence of psychological distress and associated factors among Omani women diagnosed with breast cancer: a single-centre, cross-sectional study

ObjectivesTo determine the prevalence of psychological distress (ie, anxiety and depressive symptoms) among Omani women diagnosed with breast cancer (BC) and to investigate associations with socio-demographic factors.DesignA cross-sectional, self-administered survey was conducted between September 2...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ open 2023-09, Vol.13 (9), p.e073967-e073967
Hauptverfasser: Al-Fahdi, Amal, Chan, Moon Fai, Al-Siyabi, Wedad, Al-Yafai, Entesar, Al-Khatri, Mariya, Al-Azri, Mohammed
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Zusammenfassung:ObjectivesTo determine the prevalence of psychological distress (ie, anxiety and depressive symptoms) among Omani women diagnosed with breast cancer (BC) and to investigate associations with socio-demographic factors.DesignA cross-sectional, self-administered survey was conducted between September 2021 and June 2022.SettingSultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Centre (Muscat, Oman).ParticipantsAdult Omani women diagnosed with BC during the study period.Outcome measuresData regarding anxiety and depressive symptoms were collected using an Arabic version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Socio-demographic and clinical information was obtained from the participants and their hospital medical records.Results190 Omani women diagnosed with BC were invited to participate in the study, of whom 171 participated (response rate: 90.0%). The mean age was 50.3±10.9 years. 52.3% of participants had been diagnosed with BC at stages III or IV and 28.9% had metastasis. 29 women (17.0%) exhibited depressive symptoms (HADS-D score: ≥8), while 37 (21.6%) exhibited anxiety symptoms (HADS-A score: ≥8). Women with anxiety symptoms were almost 15-times more likely to have depressive symptoms than those without anxiety symptoms (OR: 14.87, p
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073967