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Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2015.119
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Clinical Science
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Predictive Factors for the
Effect of Treatment by Noninvasive Ventilation in Patients with Respiratory
Failure as a Result of Acute Exacerbation of the Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease
Gordana Ristevska-Dimitrоvska1*, Petar
Stefanovski2, Snezhana Smichkoska3, Marija Raleva4,
Beti Dejanova5
1University St. Kliment Ohridski Bitola, Higher Medical School
Bitola, Bitola, Republic of Macedonia; 2Clinical Hospital Dr.
Trifun Panovski, Department of Oncology, Bitola, Republic of Macedonia;
3University Clinic for Radiotherapy and Oncology, Medical Faculty, Ss
Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia;
4University Clinic of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Ss Cyril
and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia; 5Department
of Medical and Experimental Physiology with Anthropology, Medical Faculty,
Ss Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
OBJECTIVE: A significant num-ber of breast cancer patients, during
their life with the diagnosis, experience emotional distress in the form of
depression and anxiety. Psycho-logical resilience is the ability of a person
to protect his/her mental health when faced with adverse circumstances such
as the cancer diagnosis. This study aims to assess the resilience in breast
cancer patients and to explore whether depression affects the resilience.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Two hundred eighteen (218) women, treated for
early breast cancer responded to Connor - Davidson Resilience Scale and
Hospital Depression and Anxiety Scale, in order to assess the level of
psychological resilience and the level of depression.
RESULTS: There is a significant negative correlation between
depression and resilience in our sample (r = - 0.562, p < 0.001).
Individuals with higher levels of depression have lower levels of
psychological resilience. There is no statistically significant correlation
between the ages of the participants; time passed since diagnosis, cancer
stage and resilience levels.
CONCLUSION: This study shows that patients who are less depressed
have higher levels of resilience and that psychological resilience may
independently contribute to lower levels of depression among breast cancer
patients. The level of psychological resilience may be a protective factor
for depression and psychological distress.
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Citation: Ristevska-Dimitrоvska G, Stefanovski P,
Smichkoska S, Raleva M, Dejanova B. Depression and Resilience in Breast
Cancer Patients. OA Maced J Med Sci. http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2015.119
Key words: Connor Davidson Resilience Scale; Hospital Anxiety
Depression Scale; depression; resilience; breast cancer.
*Correspondence: Dr. Gordana Ristevska-Dimitrоvska. University St.
Kliment Ohridski Bitola, Higher Medical School Bitola, Vasko Karangjelevski
bb, Bitola 7000, Republic of Macedonia. Phone: +38971294310. E-Mail:
gordana.md@gmail.com
Received: 30-Oct-2015; Revised: 10-Nov-2015; Accepted: 11-Nov-2015; Online
first: 13-Nov-2015
Copyright: © 2015 Gordana Ristevska-Dimitrоvska, Petar Stefanovski,
Snezhana Smichkoska, Marija Raleva, Beti Dejanova.
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative
Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution,
and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are
credited.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing
interests exist.
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