Anticipatory anxiety in women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer Journal Article

  


Authors: Jacobsen, P. B.; Bovbjerg, D. H.; Redd, W. H.
Article Title: Anticipatory anxiety in women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer
Abstract: This study examined (a) the prevalence and course of anxiety before the 1st 6 infusions of cancer chemotherapy and (b) the contribution of trait anxiety, side effect expectations, and prior occurrence of posttreatment side effects to anxiety before infusions. Fifty-three women receiving adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer participated. Anxiety was most prevalent and intense before the 1st infusion. Trait anxiety predicted anxiety before both the 1st and subsequent infusions. Prior occurrence of posttreatment nervousness also predicted anxiety before subsequent infusions, even after accounting for trait anxiety and other posttreatment side effects. Results are discussed in terms of the role that anxiety proneness, response expectancy, and classical conditioning may play in the development of anxiety before repeated chemotherapy infusions.
Keywords: adult; controlled study; aged; middle aged; clinical trial; dose response; chemotherapy, adjuvant; chemotherapy; antineoplastic agent; controlled clinical trial; breast cancer; nausea; randomized controlled trial; antineoplastic combined chemotherapy protocols; drug administration schedule; dose-response relationship, drug; breast neoplasms; psychological aspect; chemically induced disorder; adjuvant chemotherapy; breast tumor; anxiety; drug administration; personality inventory; personality test; humans; human; female; article; classical conditioning
Journal Title: Health Psychology
Volume: 12
Issue: 6
ISSN: 0278-6133
Publisher: American Psychological Association  
Date Published: 1993-11-01
Start Page: 469
End Page: 475
Language: English
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.12.6.469
PUBMED: 8293730
PROVIDER: scopus
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0027687523&doi=10.1037%2f0278-6133.12.6.469&partnerID=40&md5=cecc90673289abf335eb5234d3b0b14d
Notes: Source: Scopus
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  1. Dana H Bovbjerg
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  2. William H. Redd
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  3. Paul B. Jacobsen
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