TY - JOUR ID - 49901 TI - Psychological Distress and Resilience in Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer in Greece JO - Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention JA - APJCP LA - en SN - 1513-7368 AU - Fradelos, Evangelos C AU - Papathanasiou, Ioanna V AU - Veneti, Aikaterini AU - Daglas, Aristides AU - Christodoulou, Eleni AU - Zyga, Sofia AU - Kourakos, Michael AD - State Mental Hospital of Attica, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Human Movement and Quality of life, University of Peloponnese, Sparta, Greece. AD - Department of Nursing, Technological Educational Institute of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece. AD - Theagenio Oncology Hospital Thessaloniki, Greece. AD - Hellenic Regulatory Body of Nurses, Athens, Greece. AD - Public Institute of Vocational Education “Sotiria”, Thoracic Diseases General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece. AD - Director Of Nursing, General Hospital and Quot, Asklepieio and Quot, Voulas, Greece. Y1 - 2017 PY - 2017 VL - 18 IS - 9 SP - 2545 EP - 2550 KW - Psychological distress KW - Resilience KW - breast cancer KW - depression KW - Anxiety DO - 10.22034/APJCP.2017.18.9.2545 N2 -   Background: Breast cancer is the most frequent type of cancer among women worldwide, especially in developed countries. To be diagnosed with breast cancer and undergo cancer treatment can be a very stressful event. It is estimated that one-third of cancer patients are dealing with psychological problems, such as anxiety and depression and resilience is a way of coping and overcome life stressors such cancer diagnosis. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine resilience in women diagnosed with breast cancer and its association with depression and anxiety. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted, 144 women diagnosed with breast cancer answered a questionnaire consisted of four parts: Sociodemographic data, the Patient Health Questionnaire Two-Item Depression Scale, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 25. Results: The majority of the sample belongs to age group 51- 60 years, with the mean age of 53.5 SD±11.7 years. The 59.5% of patients were residents of an urban area, 56.8% were married and 36.5% has 2 children. The mean value of CD-RISC25 was 65.3 SD±17.9, meaning a moderate resilience of cancer patients. The 54.5% of respondents indicated a depressed mood. The anxiety severity measured with the GAD-2, where the mean was 2.1 and 46.8% of patients suffered from high anxiety. Conclusions: According to our results, resilience can negative influence depressive symptomatology. Moreover, lower levels of depression can lead to fewer anxiety symptoms. UR - https://journal.waocp.org/article_49901.html L1 - https://journal.waocp.org/article_49901_67b60701d470e7c56bf00e689cd243dd.pdf ER -