Key result
The number of cancer recurrences positively correlated with several aspects of psychological distress, with women experiencing recurrence differently than men.
Why the study?
Does the number of cancer recurrences correlate with psychological distress in oncology patients?
Cross-Sectional (n=218)
Yes
Does the number of cancer recurrences correlate with psychological distress in oncology patients?
Psychological distress in cancer patients increases with the number of recurrences and varies by gender, highlighting the need for tailored psychological support.
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May support gender-aware distress screening in recurrent cancer; hypothesis-generating pending prospective confirmation.
AIM: The main aim was to investigate differences between the psychological distress of patients with a first diagnosis of cancer, those experiencing their first recurrence, and those experiencing later recurrences. Little is known about the development of cancer patients' psychological distress and whether it becomes more severe with greater incidence of recurrence. METHOD: A total of 218 patients from 3 oncology outpatient clinics in Iceland were assessed with the Brief Symptom Inventory Scale 18 (BSI 18). RESULTS: Several aspects of cancer patients' psychological distress seem to positively correlate with number of recurrences, and women experience a recurrence of cancer differently to men. CONCLUSION: Health-care professionals need to be aware of patients' likely distress levels at different stages of their illness and the ways in which their gender might affect their psychological state.
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Hjörleifsdóttir et al. (2010) conducted a cross-sectional in Cancer (n=218). Number of cancer recurrences vs. First diagnosis of cancer was evaluated on Psychological distress assessed with the Brief Symptom Inventory Scale 18 (BSI 18). The number of cancer recurrences positively correlated with several aspects of psychological distress, with women experiencing recurrence differently than men.
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