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. 2016 Jul 14;158:563–572. doi: 10.1007/s10549-016-3896-7

Table 3.

Top 10 distress-related problems 6 and 15 months postdiagnosis

Rank 6 months postdiagnosis 15 months postdiagnosis
Distress score <5 (%) Distress score ≥5 (%) Distress score <5 (%) Distress score ≥5 (%)
1 Fatigue (33.2) Fatigue (35.3) Fatigue (28.3) Fatigue (24.6)
2 Lack of physical fitness (27.7) Lack of physical fitness (33.5) Lack of physical fitness (23.6) Lack of physical fitness (22.3)
3 Lack of muscle strength (18.6) Lack of muscle strength (26.7) Sleep problems (21.1) Sleep problems (19.7)
4 Sleep problems (18.3) Sleep problems (24.8) Memory problems (18.2) Concentration problems (18.8)
5 Concentration problems (17.4) Concentration problems (23.9) Concentration problems (17.7) Memory problems (18.4)
6 Emotional control (16.1) Housekeeping (22.3) Lack of muscle strength (16.6) Lack of muscle strength (18.4)
7 Memory problems (15.7) Emotional control (22.2) Tingling in hands/feet (14.9) Emotional control (18.2)
8 Tension/nervousness (15.2) Tension/nervousness (22.0) Weight change (14.8) Tension/nervousness (18.0)
9 Skin dry/itchy (14.2) Pain (21.1) Emotional control (14.5) Pain (16.5)
10 Weight change (13.4) Daily activities (19.6) Tension/nervousness (13.8) Fears (15.4)