Psychological Distress and Health-Related Quality of Life among Head and Neck Cancer Patients during the First Year after Treatment

Ninu, Maria Benedetta; Miccinesi, Guido; Bulli, Francesco; Massimi, Alessio De; Muraca, Maria Grazia; Franchi, Giovanna; Saraceno, Massimo Squadrelli

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“…Psychological distress seriously affects the QOL of patients with NPC, which can negatively affect their treatment and prognosis [ 19 ]. In a study of 81 cases of head and neck tumors, Ninu et al [ 20 ] found that 41% of patients showed severe psychological distress (DT > 5), which in turn affected their QOL.…”

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Correlation between Psychosocial Distress and Quality of Life in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma following Radiotherapy

Wang

et al. 2018

Journal of Oncology

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The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between psychosocial distress and quality of life (QOL) in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) after radiotherapy. Fifty-three patients with an initial diagnosis of NPC were enrolled in this study. The psychological Distress Thermometer (DT) and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Head & Neck (FACT-H&N) were conducted before and after radiotherapy in NPC patients. We compared the differences in psychological distress and QOL before and after radiotherapy and analyzed the correlation between psychological distress and QOL after radiotherapy. The performance on the DT was 6.60 ± 1.42 and 2.81 ± 1.43 before and after chemotherapy, respectively, with a significant difference between the time points (t = -13.73, P < 0.01). The performance on the FACT-H&N was 68.30 ± 6.14 and 39.84 ± 6.14 before and after chemotherapy, respectively, with a significant difference between the time points (t = -19.9, P< 0.01). There was a significant negative correlation between the DT score and the FACT-H&N score (r = -3.64, P< 0.01). Patients with NPC experience different degrees of psychological distress, an important factor that affects quality of life, after radiotherapy.

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Correlation between Psychosocial Distress and Quality of Life in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma following Radiotherapy

Wang

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Journal of Oncology

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“…The distress thermometer is a visual graphic scale consisting of 11 points with a range from 0 (no distress) to 10 (extreme distress). Each subject indicated their personal level of distress over the course of the week prior to completing the questionnaire [21][22][23]. In brief, the distress thermometer is a simple instrument, used according to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines on distress management, which has optimal sensitivity and specificity in detecting psychological disorders.…”

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Tailored Sailing Experience to Reduce Psychological Distress and Improve the Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Survivors: A Survey-Based Pilot Study

Mirandola

Franchi

Maruelli

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Background: Growing evidence indicates that physical/sporting activities may improve the health outcomes and quality of life (QoL) of breast cancer (BC) survivors. Since recent reports have suggested that sailing can improve the psychophysical well-being and QoL of people with disabilities, this pilot study evaluated the effectiveness of a tailored sailing experience on the QoL and psychological distress (PD) of BC survivors. Methods: A group of 19 breast cancer survivors, who were attending the Cancer Rehabilitation Center in Florence, were invited to participate in a sailing school and completed a survey based on a structured online questionnaire assessing QoL and PD both on departure (baseline) and one week after returning (follow-up). The survey comprised a first part (i.e., sociodemographic characteristics and the practice of physical/sporting activities at baseline; sailing experience satisfaction at follow-up) and a second part (i.e., Short Form-12 (SF-12), State/Trait-Anxiety Inventory form Y (STAI-Y), distress thermometer questionnaires). A paired Student’s t-test was used to compare the baseline versus follow-up QoL and PD scores. Results: A statistically significant improvement in SF-12 mental component scores and a reduction in both STAI-Y state/trait components and distress thermometer scores were found after the sailing experience. Conclusions: We conclude that sailing practice could be a feasible intervention to increase the psychophysical well-being of BC survivors.

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“…5). Zur Berechnung der prädiktiven Power wurde aus der Literatur eine Prävalenz für psychische Belastung von 40 % für diese Stichprobe abgeleitet [16,20].…”

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Validierung des Düsseldorfer Screeningtools: ein traitbasierter Ansatz zur Erfassung der psychischen Belastung von Krebspatienten

Sisolefsky

Rana

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Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Screening von psychischen Belastungen während einer Krebserkrankung ist notwendig, um gezielt die Patienten herauszufiltern, die psychologische Unterstützung benötigen. Derzeit geschieht dies überwiegend über die Abfrage akuter Probleme. Stabile interne und externe Risikofaktoren und präventiv wirkende Merkmale bleiben weitestgehend unberücksichtigt. Das neu entwickelte Düsseldorfer Screeningtool (DST) erfasst psychische Belastung mithilfe stabiler Traits, unter Berücksichtigung der sozialen Unterstützung und des Krankheitsverarbeitungsstils. Zielsetzung ist eine Validierung des DST anhand des Distress-Thermometers (DT) sowie der Psychoonkologischen Basisdokumentation (PO-Bado). Methodik Untersucht wurden 126 Patienten mit Plattenepithelkarzinomen im Bereich Hals und Kopf. Zur Festlegung des Cut-Off-Wertes wurden ROC Kurven (Receiver-Operating-Characteristics) berechnet. Als Maß für die Güte werden Area under Curve Werte (AUC) angegeben. Sensitivität und Spezifität wurden für den jeweils als Goldstandard genutzten Fragebogen festgelegt. Ergebnisse Die Diskriminationsfähigkeit des DST ist sowohl im Vergleich mit dem DT als auch mit der PO-Bado mit AUC-Werten von 0,62 bis 0,80 als gut zu bewerten. Bei einem Cut-Off-Wert des DT von 5 kann eine Sensitivität von 84,2 % bei gleichzeitiger Spezifität von 37,0 % angegeben werden. Im Vergleich zur PO-Bado kann ein Sensitivitätswert von 92,9 % bei gleichzeitiger Spezifität von 43,6 % angegeben werden. Schlussfolgerung Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass auch ein traitbasierter Ansatz zur Erfassung von psychischer Belastung zielführend und sicher die Belastungssituation von Krebspatienten aufzeigen kann, sodass sich hier ein neuer Ansatz des Screenings in der Psychoonkologie herauskristallisiert hat.

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Psychological Distress and Health-Related Quality of Life among Head and Neck Cancer Patients during the First Year after Treatment

Cited by 24 publications

References 32 publications

Correlation between Psychosocial Distress and Quality of Life in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma following Radiotherapy

Correlation between Psychosocial Distress and Quality of Life in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma following Radiotherapy

Tailored Sailing Experience to Reduce Psychological Distress and Improve the Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Survivors: A Survey-Based Pilot Study

Validierung des Düsseldorfer Screeningtools: ein traitbasierter Ansatz zur Erfassung der psychischen Belastung von Krebspatienten

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