Psychological Symptoms and Disease-Free and Overall Survival in Women With Stage II Breast Cancer

Tross, Susan; Herndon, James E.; Korzun, Ann H.; Kornblith, Alice B.; Cella, David; Holland, James F.; Raich, Peter C.; Johnson, Anita; Kiang, David T.; Perloff, Marjorie; Norton, Larry; Wood, William C.; Holland, Jimmie C.

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“…Our results were consistent with the negative finding of other studies [121,122], which investigated the potential relationship between psychiatric morbidity and survival in cancer and non-cancer patients.…”

Section: Geriatric Depression Scoresupporting

confidence: 93%

“…Tross S et al [121] prospectively examined the contribution of potential psychological predictors to length of disease-free and overall survival in 280 women with stage II breast cancer. However, the study failed to provide evidence that psychological factors (including depression) contributed to the length of disease-free or overall survival of these women.…”

Section: Geriatric Depression Scorementioning

confidence: 99%

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Optimising the management of breast cancer in older patients

Tahir

2010

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

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This study aimed to optimise the treatment of early breast cancer in older patients. It tested the hypothesis that comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) could be used to predict two-year survival in older breast cancer patients. Based on the CGA scoring a treatment algorithm was devised that could help in recommending whether primary endocrine treatment (PET) or surgery plus endocrine treatment would be best indicated in individual patients.Methods: The study included women >70 years of age with early breast

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Section: Geriatric Depression Scoresupporting

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Section: Geriatric Depression Scorementioning

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Optimising the management of breast cancer in older patients

Tahir

2010

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

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“…The Chinese version of symptom checklist-90 (SCL-90) (Wang, 1984), a 90-item multidimensional self-report inventory aiming to evaluate a broad range of psychological problems and symptoms of psychopathology, was adopted as the major measurement for psychological status. The reliability, validity and utility of SCL-90 have been proved not only by psychiatric and psychological studies (Peveler et al, 1990;Schimitz et al, 1999;Prins et al, 2001), but also been demonstrated by studies in cancer patients (Derogatis et al, 1983;Tross et al, 1996;Lerman et al, 2011). The data from SCL-90 were calculated and compared with the normal range in Chinese reported by Jin et al (1986.…”

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

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Zhao²,

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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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“…Several prospective and intervention studies have found an association between psychosocial factors and outcome (Stavraky et al, 1988;Spiegel et al, 1989;Greer et al, 1990;Fawzy et al, 1993;Molassiotis et al, 1997;Butow et al, 1999). Other studies have failed to find any association (Jamison et al, 1987;Tross et al, 1996).…”

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Psychosocial predictors of outcome: time to relapse and survival in patients with early stage melanoma

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This study explored psychosocial predictors of relapse and survival in early stage melanoma patients. Patients with locoregional melanoma whose tumour thickness exceeded 0.69 mm, seen at the Sydney Melanoma Unit between 1991 and 1996 participated in the study. Questionnaires were sent to participating patients every 3 months for 2 years. Domains measured included cognitive appraisal of threat, coping, psychological adjustment, quality of life and perceived aim of treatment. Disease and demographic data were obtained from medical records. Multivariate analyses from baseline data used the Cox proportional hazards model. Of the 682 patients invited to participate 426 (62%) agreed. 91 (21%) relapsed and 60 (14%) died within the follow-up period, that ended in October 1997. After controlling for known prognostic indicators, several psychosocial variables predicted time to relapse and/or survival duration. Patients who perceived their aim of treatment to be cured, who did not use avoidance as a coping strategy or who were concerned about their disease experienced longer periods without relapse. Shorter survival duration was associated with a positive mood, the use of avoidance as a coping strategy, not being concerned with their disease and concern about the impact of the disease on family. There is still much to learn about the potential relationships between psychological well being, human behaviours and cancer outcome. Research in this area needs to clarify the psychological processes, as well as understand the biological and/or behavioural mechanisms that may link them to outcome. © 2000 Cancer Research Campaign http://www.bjcancer.com

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Psychological Symptoms and Disease-Free and Overall Survival in Women With Stage II Breast Cancer

Cited by 89 publications

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Optimising the management of breast cancer in older patients

Optimising the management of breast cancer in older patients

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

Psychosocial predictors of outcome: time to relapse and survival in patients with early stage melanoma

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