Depressive Symptoms, Correlates, and the Marital Relationship in Women with Breast Cancer in Saudi Arabia
Journal Title: Women's Health – Open Journal - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
The relationship between the quality of the marital relationship and depressive symptoms in married women with breast cancer in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was examined. A consecutive series of 50 women with breast cancer were interviewed using a close-ended questionnaire. Over 20% of women had depressive symptoms indicating a probable depressive disorder using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Although a weak relationship in the expected direction was found, quality of the marital relationship was not significantly related to depressive symptoms (B=-0.09, SE=0.06, t=-1.54, p=0.13). Depressive symptoms were primarily driven by educational level, socioeconomic factors, age, and type of treatment.
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Harold G. Koenig
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