Perception of treatment burden, psychological distress, and fatigue in thyroid cancer patients and their partners - effects of gender, role, and time since diagnosis
| Autor: | Josef Jenewein, Natalie Drabe, Hanspeter Moergeli, Hans C. Steinert, Steffi Weidt, Klaus Strobel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Context (language use) Affect (psychology) medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health Interpersonal relationship 0302 clinical medicine Oncology Quality of life 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Internal medicine Medicine Anxiety Gender role medicine.symptom business Thyroid cancer Depression (differential diagnoses) Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Psycho-Oncology. 25:203-209 |
| ISSN: | 1057-9249 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/pon.3903 |
| Popis: | Objectives The aim of this study was to examine diagnosis and treatment burden as well as psychological distress (anxiety and depression) and fatigue in thyroid cancer patients and their partners, focusing on the effects of gender, role, and time since diagnosis. Methods Seventy-one patients diagnosed and treated for differentiated thyroid cancer within the past 7 years, participated in this online study, as well as 40 partners. Standardized questionnaires were used rating anxiety, depression, fatigue, and quality of life. Suffering in the context of diagnosis and treatment was evaluated using numeric analog scales. Patients' most recent hormone status was integrated into analysis. Results Male and female patients but not their partners had significantly higher mean anxiety scores (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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