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The mental health impacts of receiving a breast cancer diagnosis: A meta-analysis

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Fortin, Justine, Leblanc, Mélissandre, Elgbeili, Guillaume, Cordova, Matthew J., Marin, Marie-France, Brunet, Alain·2021·British Journal of Cancer

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Background Receiving a breast cancer diagnosis can be a turning point with negative impacts on mental health, treatment and prognosis. This meta-analysis sought to determine the nature and prevalence of clinically significant psychological distress-related symptoms in the wake of a breast cancer diagnosis.Methods Ten databases were searched between March and August 2020. Thirty-nine quantitative studies were meta-analysed.Results The prevalence of clinically significant symptoms was 39% for non-specific distress (n = 13), 34% for anxiety (n = 19), 31% for post-traumatic stress (n = 7) and 20% for depression (n = 25). No studies reporting breast cancer patients' well-being in our specific time frame were found.Conclusion Mental health can be impacted in at least four domains following a diagnosis of breast cancer and such effects are commonplace. This study outlines a clear need for mitigating the impacts on mental health brought about by breast cancer diagnosis. CRD42020203990.

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Authors: Fortin, J., Leblanc, M., Elgbeili, G., Cordova, M. J., Marin, M.-F., & Brunet, A.
Affiliations: Douglas Mental Health University Institute (CA)
Université de Montréal (CA)
Palo Alto University (US)
Université du Québec à Montréal (CA)
Corresponding author: Fortin, Justine
ORCID: Fortin, Justine
Elgbeili, Guillaume
Cordova, Matthew J.
Marin, Marie-France
Brunet, Alain
Venue: British Journal of Cancer
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2021-09-04
Volume: 125
Issue: 11
Pages: 1582-1592
ISSN: 0007-0920 (ISSN-L)
1532-1827
DOI: 10.1038/s41416-021-01542-3
PMC: PMC8608836
OpenAlex: W3196604109
Cited by: 177
References: 105
Citations by year: 2026: 43 · 2025: 53 · 2024: 41 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 10
FWCI: 2.45
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
www.springer.com/tdm (vor)
Locations: British Journal of Cancer (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Women's cancer prevention and management
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family Support in Illness
Keywords: breast cancer diagnosis, psychological distress, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, mental health
MeSH terms: Breast Neoplasms, Female, Humans, Mental Health

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