| Title |
Stress, Coping, and Circadian Disruption Among Women Awaiting Breast Cancer Surgery
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Annals of Behavioral Medicine, March 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s12160-012-9352-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Eric Dedert, Elizabeth Lush, Anees Chagpar, Firdaus S. Dhabhar, Suzanne C. Segerstrom, David Spiegel, Ehab Dayyat, Meagan Daup, Kelly McMasters, Sandra E. Sephton |
| Abstract |
Psychological distress and coping related to a breast cancer diagnosis can profoundly affect psychological adjustment, possibly resulting in the disruption of circadian rest/activity and cortisol rhythms, which are prognostic for early mortality in metastatic colorectal and breast cancers, respectively. This study aims to explore the relationships of cancer-specific distress and avoidant coping with rest/activity and cortisol rhythm disruption in the period between diagnosis and breast cancer surgery. Fifty-seven presurgical breast cancer patients provided daily self-reports of cancer-specific distress and avoidant coping as well as actigraphic and salivary cortisol data. Distress and avoidant coping were related to rest/activity rhythm disruption (daytime sedentariness, inconsistent rhythms). Patients with disrupted rest/activity cycles had flattened diurnal cortisol rhythms. Maladaptive psychological responses to breast cancer diagnosis were associated with disruption of circadian rest/activity rhythms. Given that circadian cycles regulate tumor growth, we need greater understanding of possible psychosocial effects in cancer-related circadian disruption. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 100 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 24% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 13% |
| Researcher | 10 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 19 | 19% |
| Unknown | 19 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 30 | 30% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 18% |
| Neuroscience | 8 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 16 | 16% |
| Unknown | 18 | 18% |
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