Impact of fear of cancer recurrence on survival among lymphoma patients

Kim, Seok Jin; Kang, Danbee; Kim, Im Ryung; Yoon, Sang Eun; Kim, Won Seog; Butow, Phyllis; Güallar, Eliseo; Cho, Juhee

doi:10.1002/pon.5265

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“…24 Severe FCR has a negative impact on survival in the lymphoma population. 25 The present study highlighted the differential need of the myeloma population and provided a wealth of data to inform the planning and implementation of targeted interventions.…”

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Fear of cancer recurrence in patients with multiple myeloma: Prevalence and predictors based on a family model analysis

Wang

et al. 2020

Psycho-Oncology

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Objective Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a common psychosocial sequela among cancer survivors, but data on patients with multiple myeloma are scarce. This study calculated the prevalence of FCR and identified family and social factors that predict FCR in the study population. Methods We recruited 127 myeloma patients and their partners to participate in a cross‐sectional survey from a regional tertiary cancer centre in China. The questionnaires included items on demographic characteristics and from the fear of disease progression simplified scale, family hardiness index and Social Support Scale. Univariate and multivariate regression was used to identify predictors of FCR. Results Of the participants, 56.4% patients reported high‐level FCR, which was similar to the partner‐reported proportion. The partners' FCR was positively associated with the patients' FCR, while family hardiness and social support were statistically significant, negative predictors. Conclusions Interventions to mitigate partners' FCR and improve family hardiness and social support may help with the psychological adjustment and well‐being of myeloma patients.

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Fear of cancer recurrence in patients with multiple myeloma: Prevalence and predictors based on a family model analysis

Wang

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Psycho-Oncology

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“…Under the outbreak of COVID‐19, psychosocial clinicians were restricted from the clinics, oncologists became the main personnel providing varied psychological interventions to cancer patients. Poor recognition of depression and anxiety was shown to be associated with impaired survival in cancer patients 8,9 . And cancer patients receiving early psychological interventions had less aggressive care at the end of life and longer survival 10 .…”

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Fear of disease progression and psychological stress in cancer patients under the outbreak of COVID‐19

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The outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused not only extraordinary public health concerns but also tremendous psychological distress. 1 Soon after the COVID-19 outbreak, the Chinese government has activated level 1 health emergency responses and Wuhan was locked down on January 23, 2020. During the quarantine period, cancer patients represented a significant vulnerable population confronting with high risk of infection and poorer outcomes after infection. 2-4 Public emotional impacts and psychological response have drawn increasing attention of researchers during the COVID-19 epidemic. However, most studies have focused on the mental health situations of general population or medical staff. 5,6 No study has yet specifically examined the psychological influence of COVID-19 in cancer patients, particularly cancer patients in the initial epicenter of this pandemic. Therefore, we conducted a survey to study the psychological impacts of COVID-19 epidemic on cancer patients in Wuhan, the epicenter of the epidemic in China. Fear of disease progression and psychological stress were investigated by analyzing the data on selfreport questionnaires of Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form (FoP-Q-SF), Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), and Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) from cancer patients, and correlated factors were also explored to help us set up potential appropriate interventions. 2 | METHODS 2.1 | Procedure and data collection Cancer patients from our cancer institute were contacted by their doctors-in-charge and were asked to respond to an Internet-based survey. Demographic data (gender, age, marriage status, reproductive history, educational level, income, concern degree about COVID-19 outbreak, cancer type, co-morbidity, living style, and impact of COVID-19 outbreak on cancer treatment), scores of FoP-Q-SF, SAS, and SDS were collected from April 15 to 17, 2020. A basic description of the three questionnaires was provided in the Supplementary Information. 2.2 | Statistical analyses Mann-Whitney U test or Kruskal-Wallis H test was used to compare quantitative variables between groups. Factors with univariate P < .05 or clinical factors that may have significance were included in the multiple linear regression model. The statistical analyses were undertaken using SPSS Statistics Version 25. All tests were two-tailed, and a P < .05 was considered statistically significant. 2.3 | Ethical issues The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University (2020089K). Informed consent was Gaili Chen, Qiuji Wu, and Huangang Jiang are co-first authors.

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“…45 Physicians can also help moderate patients' anxiety, use telemedicine to examine anxiety and fear of relapse, and provide appropriate psychological referrals. 46 Studies have shown that depression and anxiety are associated with impaired survival in cancer patients 47,48 and early psychological interventions in cancer patients can lead to longer survival. 49 The results of the present study did not show a significant relationship between CDAS and mindfulness.…”

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The Relationship between Coronavirus Anxiety, Mindfulness and Spiritual Health in Patients with Cancer: A Survey in Southeast Iran

Dehghan

Namjoo

Zarei

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Psychiatry Investig

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Objective The sudden outbreak of COVID-19 has caused major health problems, including anxiety in cancer patients worldwide. Spiritual health and mindfulness are considered as factors affecting anxiety. This study addressed the relationship between COVID-19 anxiety, spiritual health and mindfulness in patients with cancer.Methods One hundred and eighty-four cancer patients participated in this cross-sectional study. The data were collected with convenience sampling method from two oncology centers from 15 June to 15 July 2020 in the southeast Iran. Patients completed the Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Form, Corona Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS), The Freiburg Mindfulness inventory-Short Form (FMI-SF) and Spiritual Health Scale.Results According to the psychological symptom subscale (CDAS), 61.4% of the participants had moderate to severe anxiety. According to the physical symptom subscale, 38% of the participants had moderate to severe anxiety. No significant association was found between corona disease anxiety and mindfulness/spiritual health (p>0.05).Conclusion The results of this study showed high levels of mental and physical anxiety and worries about COVID-19 disease in cancer patients, which led to challenges in their lives. It is necessary to review and implement effective interventions in future studies to prevent anxiety and its consequences in cancer patients.

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Impact of fear of cancer recurrence on survival among lymphoma patients

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References 39 publications

Fear of cancer recurrence in patients with multiple myeloma: Prevalence and predictors based on a family model analysis

Fear of cancer recurrence in patients with multiple myeloma: Prevalence and predictors based on a family model analysis

Fear of disease progression and psychological stress in cancer patients under the outbreak of COVID‐19

The Relationship between Coronavirus Anxiety, Mindfulness and Spiritual Health in Patients with Cancer: A Survey in Southeast Iran

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