Women are more susceptible to anxiety, and studies have revealed that women in low income levels have increased exposure to anxiety and depression. Cancer, a journal of the American Cancer Society,
recommends that women of this precarious condition will do well with a lot of psychosocial interventions to accommodate varying needs.

It has also been established that financial status and education (both in the category of socioeconomic status) has a lot to do with mental and physical health, though fact remains that only a few studies have looked into the major impact of anxiety and psychological adjustments after the knowledge of a key stressor, like being diagnosed with cancer.

Janet de Moor, MPH, PhD, of The Ohio State University College of Public Health along with other researchers investigated this further – if socioeconomic status greatly affects anxiety after being diagnosed with cancer, and if social support can help mitigate the impact of distress.

Months following the study, it was found out that financial hardship was indeed a major cause of higher anxiety attacks and depression. Changes in financial status also affected changes in anxiety and
depression levels – a rise in financial hardship also meant rising anxiety while women who reported no financial hardship did not have the same anxiety levels like the former.

Study authors also noted the following results: education levels and social support did not impact anxiety, let alone the finding that social support did not cause even a slight change in anxiety levels. The only solution that the authors suggested was psychosocial intervention for women of low financial status, and higher anxiety levels.