Effects of pain, fatigue, insomnia, and mood disturbance on functional status and quality of life of elderly patients with cancer

Cheng, Karis Kin Fong; Lee, Diana

doi:10.1016/j.critrevonc.2010.03.002

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“…The results agree with several studies reporting function-related mucositis pain, tumor pain, and breakthrough pain as very common in cancer patients (Bhatnagar, et al, 2010;Epstein, et al, 2010;Pauloski, et al, 2011). In two studies, as in ours, this pain was clearly and primarily linked to RT-induced mucositis (Cheng & Lee, 2011;Rose-Ped, et al, 2002).…”

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confidence: 81%

Experiences of Pain: A Longitudinal, Qualitative Study of Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Recently Treated with Radiotherapy

Schaller

Larsson

Lindblad

et al. 2015

Pain Management Nursing

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confidence: 81%

Experiences of Pain: A Longitudinal, Qualitative Study of Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Recently Treated with Radiotherapy

Schaller

Larsson

Lindblad

et al. 2015

Pain Management Nursing

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“…Symptoms such as poorer quality of sleep, anxiety, and depression commonly co-occur in cancer survivors [4], suggesting a common biological mechanism underlying these symptoms [38]. Increased levels of inflammation have been shown to be associated with fatigue, insomnia, and depression in breast cancer survivors [39], and fatigue and disturbed sleep among metastatic CRC patients [40].…”

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“…Cancer survivors consider feeling fatigued as being more of a burden and having a greater negative impact on daily activities and health-related quality of life (HRQL) than other distressing symptoms like pain and depression [4,5]. Despite its high prevalence and negative impact, CRF is still not wellunderstood.…”

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Identifying the subtypes of cancer-related fatigue: results from the population-based PROFILES registry

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Purpose Little research has been done to identify possible cancer-related fatigue (CRF) subtypes and to classify cancer survivors accordingly. We aimed to identify CRF subtypes in a large population-based sample of (long term) stage I-III colorectal cancer survivors. We also identified factors associated with the CRF subtypes. Methods Respondents completed the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory and other validated questionnaires on anxiety and reduced positive affect (anhedonia), sleep quality, and lifestyle factors (body mass index and physical activity). Latent class analysis was used to derive the CRF subtypes.Factors associated with the derived CRF subtypes were determined with multinomial logistic regression. Results Three CRF classes were identified: class 1 (no fatigue and distress, n = 644, 56%), class 2 (low fatigue, moderate distress, n = 256, 22%), and class 3 (high fatigue, moderate distress, n = 256, 22%). Multinomial logistic regression results show that survivors in class 3 were more likely to be female, were treated with radiotherapy, have comorbid diabetes mellitus, and be overweight/obese than survivors in class 1 (reference). Survivors in classes 2 and 3 were also more likely to have comorbid heart condition, report poorer sleep quality, experience anhedonia, and report more anxiety symptoms when compared with survivors in class 1. Conclusions Three distinct classes of CRF were identified which could be differentiated with sleep quality, anxiety, anhedonia, and lifestyle factors. Implications for cancer survivors The identification of CRF subtypes with distinct characteristics suggests that interventions should be targeted to the CRF subtype.

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“…Over 1/3 of patients newly diagnosed with esophageal cancer suffered from significant psychological symptoms, particularly anxiety (Bergguist et al, 2007;Dempster et al, 2012). Pain, fatigue, insomnia and mood disturbance are highly prevalent in patients, especially the elderly undergoing cancer therapy (Cheng et al, 2011;Stauder et al, 2013). Of postoperative patients with esophageal carcinoma, ingestion disorders, appetite and weight loss are common complaints, particularly in the first year.…”

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Perioperative Comprehensive Supportive Care Interventions for Chinese Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma: a Prospective Study

Zhang

Zhao²,

Fang³

et al. 2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Objective: To assess the effects of perioperative comprehensive supportive care interventions on outcome of Chinese esophageal cancer patients in a prospective study. Methods: 60 patients with primary esophageal carcinoma were randomized into an intervention group (IG, n=31) and a control group (CG, n=29). The Chinese version of symptom checklist-90 (SCL-90) was adopted to assess their psychological status. The interventions, including health education, psychological support, stress management, coping strategies and behavior training, were carried out in 3 phases (preoperative, postoperative Ⅰ and postoperative Ⅱ), and psychological effects were thereafter evaluated accordingly before surgery, and 1 week, 4 weeks and 24 weeks post-surgery. Medical costs were estimated at discharge. Survival of patients was estimated each year post-surgery. General health status and satisfaction-with-hospital were surveyed by a follow-up questionnaire 4 years post-surgery. Results: All the subjects demonstrated higher scores in the preoperative phase than the normal range of Chinese population concerning 7 psychological domains including somatization, obsessive-compulsive, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobic anxiety and paranoid ideation. Although no significant difference was observed between the two groups at admission, the scores of IG, which tended to decrease at a faster rate, were generally lower than those of CG at weeks 1, 4 and 24 post-surgery. The length of hospital stay and medical costs of IG were significantly less than those of CG and satisfaction-with-hospital was better. However, there was no significant difference in 4-year survival or health status between two groups. Conclusions: Appropriate perioperative comprehensive supportive care interventions help to improve the psychological state of Chinese patients with esophageal carcinoma, to reduce health care costs and to promote satisfaction of patients and their families with hospital.

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Effects of pain, fatigue, insomnia, and mood disturbance on functional status and quality of life of elderly patients with cancer

Cited by 184 publications

References 36 publications

Experiences of Pain: A Longitudinal, Qualitative Study of Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Recently Treated with Radiotherapy

Experiences of Pain: A Longitudinal, Qualitative Study of Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Recently Treated with Radiotherapy

Identifying the subtypes of cancer-related fatigue: results from the population-based PROFILES registry

Perioperative Comprehensive Supportive Care Interventions for Chinese Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma: a Prospective Study

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