Development and validation of the National Cancer Center Psychological Symptom Inventory

Shim, Eun Jung; Hahm, Bong Jin; Yu, Eun-Seung; Kim, Ha Kyoung; Cho, Seong Jin; Chang, Sung Man; Yáng, Jīng; Kim, Jong Heun

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“…4 In Korea, the National Cancer Center (NCC) developed and provided a stress management recommendation for improving the quality of life of cancer patients in 2009, and used a Distress Thermometer (DT) to assess degree of distress. 5,6 The National Cancer Center Psychological Symptom Inventory (NCC-PSI) evaluates specific distress items and life-interfering conditions and recommends…”

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Insomnia, Anxiety, and Depression in Patients First Diagnosed With Female Cancer

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9%, respectively, with annual percentage change over the past five years (2013-2017) compared to 1993-1995. 1 Therefore, it has become important to help and manage female cancer survivors to adapt well while living with cancer. In particular, there is a growing awareness that the mental health of cancer patients is important enough to affect not only quality of life, but also compliance with cancer treatment and, ultimately, the survival rate. The need for psychiatric evaluation and management of these patients is increasingly emphasized. 2,3 The psychological difficulties of cancer patients during the diagnosis and treatment processes are defined by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network as 'Distress. ' 4 'Distress' is referred to as multidimensional and unpleasant emotional experiences that interfere with a patient's ability to effectively cope with cancer treatment. 4 In Korea, the National Cancer Center (NCC) developed and provided a stress management recommendation for improving the quality of life of cancer patients in 2009, and used a Distress Thermometer (DT) to assess degree of distress. 5,6 The National Cancer Center Psychological Symptom Inventory (NCC-PSI) evaluates specific distress items and life-interfering conditions and recommends

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“…The survey questions were designed to assess patients’ distress, fatigue, pain, insomnia, anxiety, depression based on the following tools: the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) distress thermometer, a Korean version of the problem list and a five dimensional tool for visual analogue scales of anxiety, depression, fatigue, pain, and outcome domain of need for help [ 10 , 11 ]. The score systems were scaled from 0 (representing not at all or in the best condition) to 10 (in the worst condition).…”

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“…The score systems were scaled from 0 (representing not at all or in the best condition) to 10 (in the worst condition). Also, EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) was measured, ranging from 0 to 100 [ 10 – 12 ]. These survey measurements were developed and validated in previous Korean studies [ 10 – 12 ].…”

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“…Also, EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) was measured, ranging from 0 to 100 [ 10 – 12 ]. These survey measurements were developed and validated in previous Korean studies [ 10 – 12 ]. The survey also asked for general information about survivorship such as disease status, cancer treatment, socioeconomic condition, lifestyle behaviors and their physical, psychological, and practical needs, and problems.…”

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Factors to improve distress and fatigue in Cancer survivorship; further understanding through text analysis of interviews by machine learning

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Background From patient-reported surveys and individual interviews by health care providers, we attempted to identify the significant factors related to the improvement of distress and fatigue for cancer survivors by text analysis with machine learning techniques, as the secondary analysis using the single institute data from the Korean Cancer Survivorship Center Pilot Project. Methods Surveys and in-depth interviews from 322 cancer survivors were analyzed to identify their needs and concerns. Among the keywords in the surveys, including EQ-VAS, distress, fatigue, pain, insomnia, anxiety, and depression, distress and fatigue were focused. The interview transcripts were analyzed via Korean-based text analysis with machine learning techniques, based on the keywords used in the survey. Words were generated as vectors and similarity scores were calculated by the distance related to the text’s keywords and frequency. The keywords and selected high-ranked ten words for each keyword based on the similarity were then taken to draw a network map. Results Most participants were otherwise healthy females younger than 50 years suffering breast cancer who completed treatment less than 6 months ago. As the 1-month follow-up survey’s results, the improved patients were 56.5 and 58.4% in distress and fatigue scores, respectively. For the improvement of distress, dyspepsia (p = 0.006) and initial scores of distress, fatigue, anxiety, and depression (p < 0.001, < 0.001, 0.043, and 0.013, respectively) were significantly related. For the improvement of fatigue, economic state (p = 0.021), needs for rehabilitation (p = 0.035), initial score of fatigue (p < 0.001), any intervention (p = 0.017), and participation in family care program (p = 0.022) were significant. For the text analysis, Stress and Fatigue were placed at the center of the keyword network map, and words were intricately connected. From the regression anlysis combined survey scores and the quantitative variables from the text analysis, participation in family care programs and mention of family-related words were associated with the fatigue improvement (p = 0.033). Conclusion Common symptoms and practical issues were related to distress and fatigue in the survey. Through text analysis, however, we realized that the specific issues and their relationship such as family problem were more complicated. Although further research needs to explore the hidden problem in cancer patients, this study was meaningful to use personalized approach such as interviews.

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“…Using this cut-off, cancer survivors were divided into high-and low-distress groups. For screening other domain including fatigue, pain, anxiety, depressive mood, and insomnia, we used 11-point (0-10) Likert scales [14,15]. We used the EuroQuo-visual analog scale (EQ-VAS) to assess the quality of life [16,17].…”

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The Effects of Cancer Survivor Support Service on Distress in South Korea: A Nationwide Prospective Pilot Study

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Background: To investigate the characteristics of cancer survivors and the effects of the services of the Korean Cancer Survivorship Center Pilot Project launched by the South Korean government on distress.Methods: A prospective observational cohort study was performed in cancer survivors who completed primary treatment. Cancer survivors’ distress and symptoms such as fatigue, pain, depressive mood, anxiety, and insomnia were evaluated by well-trained nurses. Regarding to their needs, medical and psychosocial support services were provided. Results: This study included 1,921 cancer survivors, with a mean age of 57.3 years (68.7% females). The breast cancer was most common, followed by stomach and colorectal cancer. Psychosocial and medical support decreased the percentage of the high-distress group from 50.9% to 30.5% and decreased the percentage of cancer survivors with high scores in fatigue, pain, anxiety, depressive mood, and insomnia. The independent predictors of a low distress level after the use of the services were older age, the relief of fatigue, pain, and insomnia.Conclusions: This study showed that psychosocial and medical support is associated with the lower distress and physical and mental symptoms of cancer survivors. Psychosocial and medical support could contribute to distress relief in cancer survivors. Further management strategies for fatigue, pain, and insomnia are required.

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Development and validation of the National Cancer Center Psychological Symptom Inventory

Abstract: The NCC-PSI represents a meaningful effort to develop a distress screening tool that addresses specific psychological symptoms common in cancer, which are tailored to the local oncology care system with varying degrees of psychosocial care resources.

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Insomnia, Anxiety, and Depression in Patients First Diagnosed With Female Cancer

Insomnia, Anxiety, and Depression in Patients First Diagnosed With Female Cancer

Factors to improve distress and fatigue in Cancer survivorship; further understanding through text analysis of interviews by machine learning

The Effects of Cancer Survivor Support Service on Distress in South Korea: A Nationwide Prospective Pilot Study

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