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ID Design 2012/DOOEL Skopje

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences.

http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2015.119
eISSN: 1857-9655

Clinical Science

 

 

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

 

Abstract

 

 

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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