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Title: Stressful life events and distress in breast cancer: a 5-years follow-up
Other Titles: Acontecimientos vitales estresantes y malestar emocional en cáncer de mama: seguimiento a 5 años
Author: Ochoa Arnedo, Cristian
Prats, Clàudia
Travier, Noemie  
marques feixa, laia  
Flix-Valle, Aida  
Lleras de Frutos, María
Domingo Gil, Esperanza  
Carles Medina, Joan
Serra-Blasco, Maria
Others: Institut Català d'Oncologia
Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
University of Bremen
Citation: Ochoa-Arnedo, C., Prats, C., Travier, N.(2022). Stressful Life Events and Distress in Breast Cancer: A 5-Years Follow-Up. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology 22, 2. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2022.100303
Abstract: Background/Objective: Environmental factors such as psychosocial stress have demonstrated to have an impact on the breast cancer (BC) course. This study aims to explore the impact of psychotherapy and stressful life events (SLE) on BC survivors’ illness trajectories. Method: 68 women with BC underwent Positive Psychotherapy or Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management and 37 patients were included as a control group. The effects of distress reduction and SLE on their 5-year recurrence were investigated. Additional analyses examined the effect of receiving vs. not receiving psychotherapy and of the type of therapy on survival and disease-free interval, DFI. Results: A one-point decrease of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) after psychotherapy predicted a lower risk of 5-year recurrence, OR = 0.84, p = .037, 95% CI = 0.71-0.99). Also, a one point-increase in the number threatening SLE (OR = 1.92; p = .028, 95% CI = 1.07-3.43) was related to higher 5-year recurrence. Conclusions: The findings highlight the necessity of studying not only a given situation (i.e., psychotherapy, SLE) but its specific impact on individuals.
Keywords: cognitive-behavioral stress management
positive psychotherapy
cancer survival
stressful life events
prospective cohort study
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2022.100303
Document type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Issue Date: 5-May-2022
Publication license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0  
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