Anxiety, depression, perceived social support and quality of life in Malaysian breast cancer patients: a 1-year prospective study

• Published in: Health and quality of life outcomes Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 205
• Main Authors: Ng, Chong Guan, Mohamed, Salina, See, Mee Hoong, Harun, Faizah, Dahlui, Maznah, Sulaiman, Ahmad Hatim, Zainal, Nor Zuraida, Taib, Nur Aishah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 30.12.2015; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Anxiety; Anxiety - psychology; Asian Continental Ancestry Group - psychology; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Cancer patients; Cohort Studies; Depression - psychology; Depression, Mental; Female; Health; Health aspects; Health Services; Humans; Malaysia; Mental depression; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Psychological aspects; Psychometrics - instrumentation; Quality of life; Quality of Life - psychology; Social aspects; Social networks; Social Support; Surveys and Questionnaires; Time Factors; Malaysia

Depression and anxiety are common psychiatric morbidity among breast cancer patient. There is a lack of study examining the correlation between depression, anxiety and quality of life (QoL) with perceived social support (PSS) among breast cancer patients. This study aims to study the level of depres...