Anxiety and cognitive functioning in breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy

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Autor(a) principal: Bessa, Ana
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Fernandes, Sara M., Vázquez-Justo, Enrique, Conde, Ana
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11328/3183
Resumo: Cognitive impairment in breast cancer is frequent and mostly associated to the effects of chemotherapy. Less is known about its association with anxiety symptoms, also prevalent in these patients. This study aimed to explore the possible association between anxiety symptoms and attention, processing speed, memory and executive functions in 20 breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy. Participants with higher anxiety symptoms showed less sustained attention, higher updating abilities, lower planning skills, and higher cognitive inflexibility than participants with lower anxiety symptoms. Neuropsychological rehabilitation focused on attention and executive functions and psychological intervention on anxiety symptoms, even in women without an anxiety disorder, are needed in order to promote a better quality of life and psychological adjustment in breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy.
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spelling Anxiety and cognitive functioning in breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapyBreast cancerAnxietyCognitive impairmentChemotherapyWomen’s healthCognitive impairment in breast cancer is frequent and mostly associated to the effects of chemotherapy. Less is known about its association with anxiety symptoms, also prevalent in these patients. This study aimed to explore the possible association between anxiety symptoms and attention, processing speed, memory and executive functions in 20 breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy. Participants with higher anxiety symptoms showed less sustained attention, higher updating abilities, lower planning skills, and higher cognitive inflexibility than participants with lower anxiety symptoms. Neuropsychological rehabilitation focused on attention and executive functions and psychological intervention on anxiety symptoms, even in women without an anxiety disorder, are needed in order to promote a better quality of life and psychological adjustment in breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy.El deterioro cognitivo en el cáncer de mama es frecuente y se asocia principalmente a los efectos de la quimioterapia. Se sabe menos sobre su asociación con los síntomas de ansiedad, también prevalentes en estos pacientes. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo explorar la posible asociación entre los síntomas de ansiedad y la atención, la velocidad de procesamiento, la memoria y las funciones ejecutivas en 20 pacientes con cáncer de mama tratadas con quimioterapia. Las participantes con síntomas de ansiedad más altos han demonstrado baja atención sostenida, capacidades de actualización más altas, habilidades de planificación más bajas y una mayor inflexibilidad cognitiva, que las participantes con síntomas de ansiedad más bajos. La rehabilitación neuropsicológica centrada en la atención y funciones ejecutivas y la intervención psicológica centrada en los síntomas de ansiedad, incluso en mujeres sin un trastorno de ansiedad, son necesarias para promover una mejor calidad de vida y ajuste psicológico en pacientes con cáncer de mama tratados con quimioterapia.A ocorrência de alterações cognitivas no cancro da mama é frequente e tem sido associada, em larga medida, aos efeitos da quimioterapia. Menos se sabe sobre a associação destas alterações aos sintomas de ansiedade também prevalentes nestes pacientes. Este estudo teve como objetivo explorar a possível associação entre os sintomas de ansiedade e o funcionamento atencional, processamento de informação, memória e funcionamento executivo em 20 pacientes com cancro da mama tratadas com quimioterapia. As participantes que apresentavam níveis mais elevados de ansiedade evidenciavam também menor atenção sustentada, melhores competências cognitivas de atualização, menores competências de planeamento e maior inflexibilidade cognitiva comparativamente às participantes com menores níveis de ansiedade. Os resultados sugerem a importância da reabilitação neuropsicológica, focada nas funções cognitivas atencionais e executivas, e da intervenção psicológica, dirigida aos sintomas de ansiedade, para promover uma melhor qualidade de vida e ajustamento psicológico em pacientes com cancro da mama tratadas com quimioterapia, mesmo sem perturbação de ansiedade.Centro de Estudios Académicos en Neuropsicologia2020-09-04T10:20:58Z2020-01-01T00:00:00Z2020info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11328/3183eng0718-412310.7714/CNPS/14.1.213Bessa, AnaFernandes, Sara M.Vázquez-Justo, EnriqueConde, Anainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-06-15T02:11:38ZPortal AgregadorONG
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Anxiety and cognitive functioning in breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy
title Anxiety and cognitive functioning in breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy
spellingShingle Anxiety and cognitive functioning in breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy
Bessa, Ana
Breast cancer
Anxiety
Cognitive impairment
Chemotherapy
Women’s health
title_short Anxiety and cognitive functioning in breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy
title_full Anxiety and cognitive functioning in breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy
title_fullStr Anxiety and cognitive functioning in breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy
title_full_unstemmed Anxiety and cognitive functioning in breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy
title_sort Anxiety and cognitive functioning in breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy
author Bessa, Ana
author_facet Bessa, Ana
Fernandes, Sara M.
Vázquez-Justo, Enrique
Conde, Ana
author_role author
author2 Fernandes, Sara M.
Vázquez-Justo, Enrique
Conde, Ana
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Bessa, Ana
Fernandes, Sara M.
Vázquez-Justo, Enrique
Conde, Ana
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Breast cancer
Anxiety
Cognitive impairment
Chemotherapy
Women’s health
topic Breast cancer
Anxiety
Cognitive impairment
Chemotherapy
Women’s health
description Cognitive impairment in breast cancer is frequent and mostly associated to the effects of chemotherapy. Less is known about its association with anxiety symptoms, also prevalent in these patients. This study aimed to explore the possible association between anxiety symptoms and attention, processing speed, memory and executive functions in 20 breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy. Participants with higher anxiety symptoms showed less sustained attention, higher updating abilities, lower planning skills, and higher cognitive inflexibility than participants with lower anxiety symptoms. Neuropsychological rehabilitation focused on attention and executive functions and psychological intervention on anxiety symptoms, even in women without an anxiety disorder, are needed in order to promote a better quality of life and psychological adjustment in breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy.
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