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Age-specific norms and determinants of anxiety and depression in 731 women with breast cancer recruited through a population-based cancer registry Osborne, R. H., Elsworth, G. R. and Hopper, J. L. 2003, Age-specific norms and determinants of anxiety and depression in 731 women with breast cancer recruited through a population-based cancer registry, European journal of cancer, vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 755-762. Title Age-specific norms and determinants of anxiety and depression in 731 women with breast cancer recruited through a population-based cancer registry Author(s) Osborne, R. H. Elsworth, G. R. Hopper, J. L. Journal name European journal of cancer Volume number 39 Issue number 6 Start page 755 End page 762 Total pages 8 Publisher Pergamon Place of publication Oxford, England Publication date 2003-04 ISSN 0959-8049 Summary The aim of this study was to determine population norms and determinants of anxiety and depression in a population-based sample of 731 women with breast cancer (aged 23–60 years) with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS). The prevalence of ‘probable’ psychological morbidity due to anxiety was 23% and due to depression was 3%. When the women identified as ‘possible’ cases were included, the respective proportions were 45 and 12%. Higher anxiety was present in younger, less educated women not born in Australia. There was no clear pattern of risk factors for depression. These population-based findings highlight the need for clinicians to be aware that age, education and country of birth may identify a particularly vulnerable subgroup. While brief scales such as the HADS are limited in their ability to accurately predict a clinical diagnosis, high scores identify those who may warrant referral for clinical evaluation. Language eng Field of Research 111202 Cancer Diagnosis HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2003, Elsevier Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30025457 Document type: Journal Article Collection: School of Health and Social Development Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 11:06:54 EST Wed, 17 Mar 2010, 16:30:36 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 49 times in TR Web of Science Cited 56 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 359 Abstract Views  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 11:06:54 EST

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