Traumatic symptomatology and cognitive functioning in women with breast cancer treated with chemotherapy: An exploratory study.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the associations between traumatic symptomatology and impairments on cognitive functioning, in a sample of women with breast cancer, in treatment with chemotherapy. Methods: Participants were 20 women diagnosed with breast cancer (Mage = 48.40; SD...
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lth&AN=154031156&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: lth uiTerm: 154031156 longDbName: MedicLatina uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 07184123 B08V jtl: Panamerican Journal of Neuropsychology / Cuadernos de Neuropsicología issn: 07184123 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: may-ago2021 vid: 15 iid: 2 pid: 56551 pub: Cuadernos de Neuropsicologia artinfo: ui: 154031156 10.7714/CNPS/15.2.212 ppf: 150 ppct: 15 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 2.9MB tig: atl: Traumatic symptomatology and cognitive functioning in women with breast cancer treated with chemotherapy: An exploratory study. aug: au: Sofia Ferreira, Ana João Teixeira, Ricardo Brandão, Tânia Conde, Ana affil: Universidade Portucalense, Instituto de Desenvolvimento Humano Portucalense (INPP) REACH - Mental Health Clinic, Porto, Portugal; University of Coimbra, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, CINEICC - Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioral Intervention CIP, Departamento de Psicologia da Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; CPUP - Centro de Psicologia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal su: Breast cancer treatment Cancer chemotherapy Cognitive ability sug: subj: Breast cancer treatment Cancer chemotherapy Cognitive ability keyword: breast cancer chemotherapy cognitive functioning cross-sectional study traumatic symptomatology cancro da mama estudo transversal funcionamento cognitivo quimioterapia sintomatologia traumática ab: Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the associations between traumatic symptomatology and impairments on cognitive functioning, in a sample of women with breast cancer, in treatment with chemotherapy. Methods: Participants were 20 women diagnosed with breast cancer (Mage = 48.40; SD = 8.98). In this exploratory cross-sectional study, a battery of neuropsychological tests was used to evaluate the participants' cognitive functioning, as well as a measure for traumatic symptomatology. Results: The results showed that 35% of the participants experienced traumatic symptomatology at clinically significant levels (cut-off > 35.5). Furthermore, significant correlations (p < .05) were found between traumatic symptomatology and executive functioning, particularly cognitive flexibility. Conclusion: Although exploratory in nature, our findings highlight the need to screen for traumatic symptomatology in breast cancer patients, regardless of treatments for oncological disease, and the need to develop interventions targeting these traumatic symptoms in order to prevent the development of cognitive deficits. during tasks that involve cognitive and motivation control processing. Objetivo: El propósito de este estudio fue explorar las asociaciones entre la sintomatología traumática y las alteraciones en el funcionamiento cognitivo, en una muestra de mujeres con cáncer de mama, en tratamiento con quimioterapia. Métodos: Las participantes fueron 20 mujeres diagnosticadas de cáncer de mama (Mage = 48,40; SD = 8,98). En este estudio transversal exploratorio, se utilizó una batería de pruebas neuropsicológicas para evaluar el funcionamiento cognitivo de las participantes, así como una medida de sintomatología traumática. Resultados: Los resultados mostraron que el 35% de los participantes experimentaron sintomatología traumática a niveles clínicamente significativos (corte > 35,5). Además, se encontraron correlaciones significativas (p < 0,05) entre la sintomatología traumática y el funcionamiento ejecutivo, en particular la flexibilidad cognitiva. Conclusiones: Aunque de carácter exploratorio, nuestros hallazgos ponen de manifiesto la necesidad de realizar un cribado de la sintomatología traumática en pacientes con cáncer de mama, independientemente de los tratamientos de la enfermedad oncológica, y la necesidad de desarrollar intervenciones dirigidas a estos síntomas traumáticos para prevenir el desarrollo de déficits cognitivos. durante las tareas que implican un procesamiento cognitivo y de control de la motivación. Objetivo: Este estudo pretende explorar a associação entre sintomatologia traumática e défices no funcionamento cognitivo em mulheres com cancro da mama, em tratamento com quimioterapia. Método: Os participantes são 20 mulheres diagnosticadas com cancro da mama (Midade = 48.40; SD = 8.98). Neste estudo transversal exploratório foram aplicados vários testes neuropsicológicos para avaliar o funcionamento cognitivo das participantes, bem como um questionário para avaliar a sintomatologia traumática. Resultados: Os resultados mostram que 35% das participantes apresentaram sintomatologia traumática clinicamente significativa (ponte de corte > 35.5). Foram encontradas várias correlações significativas entre esta sintomatologia traumática e o funcionamento executivo, sobretudo em termos de flexibilidade cognitiva. Conclusões: Apesar da sua natureza exploratória, os resultados deste estudo mostram a importância de avaliar a sintomatologia traumática nas mulheres com cancro da mama e a necessidade de desenvolver intervenções que trabalharem estes sintomas traumáticos de forma a prevenir o desenvolvimento de défices cognitivos. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: Multiple languages refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Panamerican Journal of Neuropsychology / Cuadernos de Neuropsicología is the property of Cuadernos de Neuropsicologia and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. 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