Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and quality of life among older patients with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Autor: Cherifi F; Medical Oncology Department, Centre Francois Baclesse, UNICANCER, Caen 14076, France; Normandie University, UniCaen, INSERM U1086 'ANTICIPE' (Interdisciplinary Research Unit for Cancers Prevention and Treatment), Caen 14076, France., Gernier F; Clinical Research Department, Centre Francois Baclesse, UNICANCER, Caen 14 076, France; Normandie University, UniCaen, INSERM U1086 'ANTICIPE' (Interdisciplinary Research Unit for Cancers Prevention and Treatment), Caen 14076, France. Electronic address: f.gernier@baclesse.unicancer.fr., Jardin F; Clinical Research Department, Centre Henri Becquerel, UNICANCER, Rouen 76038, France; Hematology Department, Centre Henri Becquerel, UNICANCER, Rouen 76038, France., Lefevre-Arbogast S; Clinical Research Department, Centre Francois Baclesse, UNICANCER, Caen 14 076, France; Normandie University, UniCaen, INSERM U1086 'ANTICIPE' (Interdisciplinary Research Unit for Cancers Prevention and Treatment), Caen 14076, France., Bastien E; Clinical Research Department, Centre Francois Baclesse, UNICANCER, Caen 14 076, France., Lequesne J; Clinical Research Department, Centre Francois Baclesse, UNICANCER, Caen 14 076, France; Normandie University, UniCaen, INSERM U1086 'ANTICIPE' (Interdisciplinary Research Unit for Cancers Prevention and Treatment), Caen 14076, France., Rigal O; Hematology Department, Centre Henri Becquerel, UNICANCER, Rouen 76038, France; Medical Oncology Department, Centre Henri Becquerel, UNICANCER, Rouen 76308, France., Quilan F; Medical Oncology Department, Centre Francois Baclesse, UNICANCER, Caen 14076, France., Clarisse B; Clinical Research Department, Centre Francois Baclesse, UNICANCER, Caen 14 076, France., Grellard JM; Clinical Research Department, Centre Francois Baclesse, UNICANCER, Caen 14 076, France., Binarelli G; Clinical Research Department, Centre Francois Baclesse, UNICANCER, Caen 14 076, France; Normandie University, UniCaen, INSERM U1086 'ANTICIPE' (Interdisciplinary Research Unit for Cancers Prevention and Treatment), Caen 14076, France., Fernette M; Clinical Research Department, Centre Francois Baclesse, UNICANCER, Caen 14 076, France., Lange M; Clinical Research Department, Centre Francois Baclesse, UNICANCER, Caen 14 076, France; Normandie University, UniCaen, INSERM U1086 'ANTICIPE' (Interdisciplinary Research Unit for Cancers Prevention and Treatment), Caen 14076, France., Richard D; Clinical Research Department, Centre Henri Becquerel, UNICANCER, Rouen 76038, France., Morel A; Medical Oncology Department, Centre Francois Baclesse, UNICANCER, Caen 14076, France., Griffon B; Clinical Research Department, Centre Francois Baclesse, UNICANCER, Caen 14 076, France., Pepin LF; Clinical Research Department, Centre Henri Becquerel, UNICANCER, Rouen 76038, France., Leconte A; Clinical Research Department, Centre Francois Baclesse, UNICANCER, Caen 14 076, France., Faveyrial A; Medical Oncology Department, Centre Francois Baclesse, UNICANCER, Caen 14076, France., Leheurteur M; Medical Oncology Department, Centre Henri Becquerel, UNICANCER, Rouen 76308, France., Beauplet B; Department of Geriatric Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen Normandie, Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, INSERM U1086, ANTICIPE, Caen F-14000, France; Normandy Interregional Oncogeriatric Coordination Unit, Caen 14000, France., Joly F; Medical Oncology Department, Centre Francois Baclesse, UNICANCER, Caen 14076, France; Clinical Research Department, Centre Francois Baclesse, UNICANCER, Caen 14 076, France; Normandie University, UniCaen, INSERM U1086 'ANTICIPE' (Interdisciplinary Research Unit for Cancers Prevention and Treatment), Caen 14076, France.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of geriatric oncology [J Geriatr Oncol] 2023 Nov; Vol. 14 (8), pp. 101634. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 25.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2023.101634
Abstrakt: Introduction: The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its associated health restrictions have harmed the population psychologically. We aimed to compare the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and Quality of Life (QoL) in older French patients with cancer to the younger ones.
Materials and Methods: This longitudinal multicenter study named COVIPACT began in April 2020 during the first French lockdown and has included 579 outpatients receiving treatment for a solid or hematological malignancy. Data were collected every three months, namely at the first release period (M3), at the second lockdown (M6), at the second release period (M9), and finally at the last curfew period (M12) in France. Standardized validated self-questionnaires were used to assess PTSD symptoms (using the Event Scale-Revised self-questionnaire), insomnia (through the Insomnia Severity Index questionnaire), QoL (using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - General questionnaire), and cognitive complaints (through the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Cognition questionnaire). Student (or Wilcoxon) tests and Chi-squared tests were used for continuous or discrete variables, respectively. We conducted linear mixed model to study the change during follow-up.
Results: Out of 579 included patients, 157 (27%) were ≥ 70 years old at baseline, of whom 104 participated in the longitudinal study. At baseline, older patients reported fewer PTSD symptoms (17% versus 23%, p = .06), insomnia (17% versus 27%, p = .02), and cognitive complaint (3% versus 16%, p < .01) than younger patients. QoL at baseline was similar between age subgroups. We observed no significant difference in the trajectory of PTSD symptoms, insomnia, or emotional well-being between both groups during the follow-up. Cognitive complaints were lower at baseline in older patients but steadily increased during the follow-up and reached the same level as younger patients at one year.
Discussion: One in five older patients reported PTSD symptoms, evolving similarly to younger patients during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. While cognitive complaints tend to recover in a bell-shaped curve at one year in younger patients, the trend is increasing in older ones. Screening for PTSD symptoms and late cognitive impairment should be given special attention in older patients.
Trial Registration: Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT04366154.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest Authors declare no conflict of interest with this work.
(Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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