The personality trait of neuroticism is strongly associated with long-term morbidity in testicular cancer survivors

Grov, Ellen Karine; Fosså, Sophie D.; Bremnes, Roy M.; Dahl, Olav; Klepp, Olbjørn; Wist, Erik; Dahl, Alv A.

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“…Although personality profiles have never been studied in post-inflammatory fatigue, the latter hypothesis is supported by the results of personality studies in cancer survivors. These results show that the personality trait neuroticism was significantly associated with quality of life and mental morbidities such as fatigue at long term follow-up [55,56].…”

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Post-inflammatory fatigue in sarcoidosis: Personality profiles, psychological symptoms and stress hormones

Korenromp

Grutters

Bosch

et al. 2012

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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Post-inflammatory fatigue in sarcoidosis: Personality profiles, psychological symptoms and stress hormones

Korenromp

Grutters

Bosch

et al. 2012

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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“…Poor ability to reach orgasm 73 (16) 240 (53) 167 (37) 26 (8) 147 (47) 121 (39) 47 (34) 93 (66) 46 (32) 0.248…”

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“…Personality Questionnaire (EPQ-18) using six items with responses of ' yes ' (1) and ' no ' (0) [ 16 ] . Based on the sum score, we defi ned ' no neuroticism ' (score 0) and ' some neuroticism ' (scores ≥ 1).…”

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Can sexual bother after radical prostatectomy be predicted preoperatively? Findings from a prospective national study of the relation between sexual function, activity and bother

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What ' s known on the subject? and What does the study add?Sexual function is often impaired after radical prostatectomy resulting in reduced sexual activity and sexual bother. The main focus in the literature concerning sexual adverse effects has been on erectile dysfunction and impairment of sexual function rather than the actual sexual bother it causes, although the sexual bother is most important to the individual patient ' s quality of life. The relation between these measures, and in particular preoperative prediction of postoperative sexual bother, has only been studied in a limited way and with varying results. Some studies have found good mental health, low levels of preoperative sexual bother, and higher education to be associated with absence of postoperative sexual bother, but another study could not identify any preoperative predictors of postoperative sexual bother. Severe sexual bother after radical prostatectomy was reported by 64% to 95% of patients 3 years after operation, and the prevalence was associated with the level of pretreatment sexual bother and peroperative nerve preservation. On the other hand, others have reported that only 43% of men have sexual bother 2 years after radical prostatectomy. However, none of these studies stratifi ed patients according to their preoperative sexual activity and most of them were American. It has been shown that American fi ndings concerning sexual bother may not always be valid for non-American patients due to differing sex role expectations, thus warranting the need for more nonAmerican studies.This study has shown that two-thirds of patients experienced sexual bother 1 year after radical prostatectomy. We have identifi ed patients with increased risk of experiencing overall sexual bother postoperatively: those who report preoperative sexual bother, those who are sexually active before radical prostatectomy, and those who display neurotic personality traits. Another important fi nding is that the proportion of patients who experienced bother relevant to having impaired postoperative sexual function was signifi cantly higher among preoperatively sexually active patients than those who had been inactive. This study adds knowledge that patients ' preoperative sexual activity, sexual bother and personality should be taken into account to be able to give individualized information about the risk of experiencing sexual bother after radical prostatectomy.Study Type -Therapy (outcomes research) Level of Evidence 2c OBJECTIVE• To explore the prevalence and prediction of overall sexual bother (SB) 1 year after radical prostatectomy (RP) in relation to preoperative sexual activity and postoperative sexual function. PATIENTS AND METHODS• This prospective national study included 453 men who completed the sexual domain of the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite before and 1 year after RP.• Preoperatively the patients were classifi ed as sexually active or inactive based on frequency of intercourse during the previous 4 weeks.• The prevalence of 1-year SB and t...

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“…As the authors pointed out [1], there was not as strong an association between neuroticism and pain in this older population compared with associations found in studies of younger populations [10], raising the question of whether there are different types The authors cite studies that indicate that personality states are important for the outcome of pain management, e.g., in chronic low back pain patients the outcomes are as good with psychological treatment as with back surgery in patients with high score of neuroticism. This is important also because surgery has a higher risk of serious complications.…”

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The importance of studying personality traits and pain in the oldest adults

Ekdahl

2015

Scandinavian Journal of Pain

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The personality trait of neuroticism is strongly associated with long-term morbidity in testicular cancer survivors

Abstract: (2009) The personality trait of neuroticism is strongly associated with long-term morbidity in testicular cancer survivors, Acta Oncologica, 48:6, 842-849,

Cited by 63 publications

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Post-inflammatory fatigue in sarcoidosis: Personality profiles, psychological symptoms and stress hormones

Post-inflammatory fatigue in sarcoidosis: Personality profiles, psychological symptoms and stress hormones

Can sexual bother after radical prostatectomy be predicted preoperatively? Findings from a prospective national study of the relation between sexual function, activity and bother

The importance of studying personality traits and pain in the oldest adults

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