However, there was a
small but statistically significant protective effect
with receiving help
with breastfeeding in the hospital
among women with moderate to severe
breast pain during nursing on day 1 (moderate: OR 0.22, 95 % CI 0.05 — 0.94, P =.04; severe: OR 0.17, 95 % CI 0.04 — 0.75, P =.02).
The authors note that prior studies have reported elevated levels of distress
among people
with cancer, but they vary in quality due to
small sample sizes, different diagnostic criteria and assessment standards, and an over-representation of
women with breast cancer.