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Baider, L; Andritsch, E; Uziely, B; Goldzweig, G; Ever-Hadani, P; Hofman, G; Krenn, G; Samonigg, H.
Effects of age on coping and psychological distress in women diagnosed with breast cancer: review of literature and analysis of two different geographical settings.
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2003; 46(1):5-16
Doi: 10.1016/S1040-8428(02)00134-8
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- Andritsch Elisabeth
- Hofmann Guenter
- Samonigg Hellmut
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- Age-related differences in emotional distress were examined by studying two random samples (N=424) of women diagnosed with early stages of breast cancer in Graz, Austria and Jerusalem, Israel. We found that psychological distress, coping abilities, and different perceptions of illness are attributable to socialization differences of age experience according to young (49 or younger), intermediate (50-64) and old (65 and older) age groups. Patients were interviewed at home to obtain sociodemographic and medical background data. They also completed five standardized instruments (Brief Symptom Inventory, Psychological Adjustment to Illness Scale, Impact of Events Scale, Mental Adjustment to Cancer, and Perceived Family Support). A two-way MANOVA for all the demographic variables yielded significant main group (Graz vs. Jerusalem) effect (P<0.0001), significant main age effect (P<0.0001) and significant interaction (group by age) effect (P<0.001). Examination of the contribution of the age category to the level of the coping variables showed a different pattern in each group. The psychological distress variables revealed that, in the Jerusalem sample, there is a tendency toward decreasing distress levels with age and, in the Graz sample, elevated scores for the intermediate-age group. Age was found to be related to the level of Global Severity Index (GSI) and to the variables correlated to the GSI level. Psychological intervention should be guided to the different age groups.
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- Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis Breast Neoplasms - psychology
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- Geography -
- Humans -
- Israel -
- Middle Aged -
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- Stress, Psychological - psychology
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- age
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