Psychological well-being in a cohort of women with invasive breast cancer nearly 2 years after diagnosis

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to document the psychological well-being of a group of women with invasive breast cancer (BC) on an average of nearly 2 years after their diagnosis. Methods: Participants were women in the Medical Benefits Fund Australia Limited Foundation Health and Wellbeing after Breast Cancer Study, a cohort study of 1,684 women recruited within 12 months of their diagnosis with invasive BC, who completed their first annual follow-up questionnaire. Psychological well-being was measured using the Psychological General Well Being Index questionnaire (PGWB) in women with BC. Results: The PGWB questionnaire was completed by 1,589 women on an average of 92 weeks after their ..