Pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression in older home‐dwelling people with cancer

Solvik, Elena; Ytrehus, Siri; Utne, Inger; Grov, Ellen Karine

doi:10.1002/nop2.406

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“…Huang et al [23] revealed dependence in ADL and presence of depression as significant independent factors associated with increased odds of reporting falls and balance/walking difficulty in the past 12 months for all cancer types; however, they did not examine personality. Corresponding to Huang et al [23], our findings with falls implying health care, presence of somatic comorbidity, and no performance of physical activity indicate a sample of frail and fatigued OCSs, also described characteristics for this target group in previous studies [19,36]. The high prevalence of frailty in OCSs might lead to concerns and further to their poor life satisfaction experience.…”

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Is neuroticism relevant for old cancer survivors? A controlled, population-based study (the Norwegian HUNT-3 survey)

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Dahl

2020

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Purpose Personality traits, particularly neuroticism, have an impact on people’s health and lifestyle. Due to lack of previous studies, we examined old cancer survivors (OCSs) versus cancer-free age-matched controls aged ≥ 70 years, regarding prevalence of high neuroticism, health problems in those with high and low neuroticism, and sociodemographic and clinical variables that were significantly associated with high neuroticism. Methods We merged data from a Norwegian population–based health study (the HUNT-3) and from the Cancer Registry of Norway identifying OCSs. Three cancer-free controls were drawn at random for each OCS. Neuroticism was self-rated on a brief version of Eysenck Personality Questionnaire. Between-group statistical comparisons were made between OCS and controls, and among their subgroups with high and low neuroticism. Logistic regression analyses were used to investigate independent variables significantly associated with high neuroticism. Results Twenty-nine percent of OCSs reported high neuroticism while controls reported 30%. OCSs showed significantly lower rate of good life satisfaction than controls. All other between-group comparisons were nonsignificant. Being OCSs was not significantly related to high neuroticism in the regression analyses. Sociodemographic, general health, and lifestyle issues, lack of energy, and low life satisfaction remained significantly associated with high neuroticism in the multivariable analysis. Conclusions The prevalence of high neuroticism was similar in OCSs and controls. High neuroticism was associated with negative health and lifestyle issues in both groups.

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Is neuroticism relevant for old cancer survivors? A controlled, population-based study (the Norwegian HUNT-3 survey)

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2020

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“…Body aches are likely to increase discomfort among elderly adults, which in turn can affect their daily activities and increase their negative emotions. Some studies show that there is a relationship between the degree of physical pain and depression in the elderly [22]. However, others are indicating no correlation in such relationship as high tolerance of pain, reduced sensitivity to pain, and elderly people subjectively thinking the pain is the natural result of the age could also be the possibilities [23].…”

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A study on depression of the elderly with different sleep quality in pension institutions in Northeastern China

Zhang

Luan

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BMC Geriatr

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Background China owns he largest aged population in the world, and the elderly adults who live in pension institutions are more likely to suffer from mental disorders than other elderly adults. The purpose of this study is to discover the risky factors of depression among nursing home residents with various sleeping quality. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study in Northeastern China from May to September in 2017 using multistage sampling method and 507 elderly people without cognitive impairment in six pension institutions were interviewed. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) were adopted to collect the information of sleep quality and depression. We used logistic regression to analyze the factors influencing depression among the elderly adults with poor or good sleep quality. Results The overall depression rate among elderly adults was 21.7%. The logistic regression analysis revealed that marital status, chronic disease, regular exercise, physical ache, filial piety and chewing ability had significant effects on the depression of the elderly with good sleep quality. Loneliness, self-caring ability, chewing ability and chronic diseases had significant effects on depression of the elderly with poor sleep quality. Conclusion The prevalence of depressive symptoms in the elderly is not high. However, sleeping quality distinguishes root causes on elderly adults depression. Therefore, the risk factors of depression among elderly adults should be analyzed separately.

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“…Women showed a higher level of fatigue compared to men. 13,21 Also, the scores obtained in the Lawton scale (IADL), as well as the results of the FACIT-F functional assessment, were analyzed. The research showed that patients with better performance in terms of instrumental activities assessed more positively their physical condition and functioning in everyday life, while presenting a lower level of fatigue and a satisfactory general functional performance.…”

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Assessment of Functional Status and Quality of Life of Elderly Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy and Radiotherapy Combined with Chemotherapy – A Cross-Sectional Study

Muszalik¹,

Repka²,

Puto³

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Pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression in older home‐dwelling people with cancer

Cited by 17 publications

References 57 publications

Is neuroticism relevant for old cancer survivors? A controlled, population-based study (the Norwegian HUNT-3 survey)

Is neuroticism relevant for old cancer survivors? A controlled, population-based study (the Norwegian HUNT-3 survey)

A study on depression of the elderly with different sleep quality in pension institutions in Northeastern China

Assessment of Functional Status and Quality of Life of Elderly Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy and Radiotherapy Combined with Chemotherapy – A Cross-Sectional Study

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