A Longitudinal Study of Emotional Distress and the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Women with Breast Cancer

Abstract

The study purpose is to examine the extent to which levels of depression and anxiety and coping at 3-5 months post-diagnosis are related to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use at initial assessment (T1) and follow-up at 9 (T2) and 15 (T3) months. This study will also identify the types of CAM sought after by women with higher levels of anxiety and depression. Seventy-one women completed the survey at T1 and 40 women completed the follow-up survey at T2. Data collection is continuing for T2 and T3. Cross-sectional and repeated measures analysis found no effect for anxiety or depression at T1 and T2 on CAN use at either tine point. However, when we looked at earlier CAN use as a predictor of later emotional distress, CAM use predicted anxiety and depression, with the effect varying by type of CAM used. The award has supported a quality training experience for the trainee and has supported her to continue to make satisfactory progress on her dissertation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA430066

Entities

People

  • Dianne M. Shumay
  • Gertraud Maskarinec

Organizations

  • University of HawaiĘ»i System

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Breast Cancer
  • Data Science
  • Depression
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Education
  • Health Services
  • Information Science
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Disorders
  • Mood Disorders
  • Psychological Adaptation
  • Regression Analysis
  • Surgery
  • Surveys
  • Therapy
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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