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The role of depression in the relationship between cognitive decline and quality of life among breast cancer patients

Park, Jin-Hee, Jung, Yong Sik, Jung, Young-Mi, Bae, Sun Hyoung·2019·Supportive Care in Cancer
DOI 10.1007/s00520-018-4546-x
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Purpose Cancer patients who underwent chemotherapy experience cognitive decline, which, in turn, negatively impacts quality of life (QoL). Depression is considered a psychological factor that is negatively associated with the QoL of cancer patients. However, the relationships among cognitive functioning, depression, and QoL in breast cancer patients are under-researched in the literature. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to identify the role of depression in the relationship between cognitive functioning and QoL among breast cancer patients.Methods One hundred thirty breast cancer patients who underwent primary treatment participated. Participants completed the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Cognitive Function version 3, the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, the Beck Depression Inventory-II, and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast Scale. The data were analyzed using multiple regression according to Baron and Kenny's strategies and the Sobel test.Results Subjective and objective cognitive functioning and depression were statistically significant predictors of QoL in breast cancer patients. Depression played a partial mediating role in the relationship between objective cognitive functioning and QoL and between subjective cognitive functioning and QoL. Additionally, the Sobel test demonstrated that depression had a significant partial mediating effect between subjective cognitive functioning and QoL (Z = 4.91, p < 0.001) and between objective cognitive functioning and QoL (Z = 2.62, p = 0.009).Conclusions The findings indicated that depression could influence the association between cognitive functioning and QoL in breast cancer patients. Healthcare providers should develop an intervention focused on decreasing depression to evaluate the effectiveness of improving quality of life for breast cancer patients with cognitive dysfunction.

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Authors
Park, J.-H., Jung, Y. S., Jung, Y.-M., & Bae, S. H.
Affiliations
  • Ajou University (KR)
  • Cheongju University (KR)
Corresponding author
Bae, Sun Hyoung
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Venue
Supportive Care in Cancer
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2018-11-29
Volume
27
Issue
7
Pages
2707-2714
ISSN
  • 0941-4355 (ISSN-L)
  • 1433-7339
DOI
10.1007/s00520-018-4546-x
OpenAlex
W2902208011
Cited by
43
References
28
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 3
FWCI
1.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Supportive Care in Cancer (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • AJOU Open Repository (Ajou University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Ajou University
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine › Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
Keywords
depression, cognitive decline, quality of life, breast cancer, chemotherapy, cognitive function, mediation, cancer-related cognitive impairment, breast cancer survivors
MeSH terms
Adult, Breast Neoplasms, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depression, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Quality of Life, Cognitive Dysfunction

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Park, J.-H., Jung, Y. S., Jung, Y.-M., & Bae, S. H. (2019). The role of depression in the relationship between cognitive decline and quality of life among breast cancer patients. Supportive Care in Cancer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-018-4546-x