| Autor: |
GRITTI, Paolo, GAMBARDELLA, Antonio, LOMBARDI S., NOBILE B., TRAPPOLIERE P., DI CAPRIO E. L., RESICATO G. |
| Přispěvatelé: |
Gritti, Paolo, Lombardi, S., Nobile, B., Trappoliere, P., Gambardella, Antonio, DI CAPRIO, E. L., Resicato, G. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2010 |
| Předmět: |
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| Popis: |
Aims and background. The study aims to investigate the alexithymia construct in patients with a recent or longtime diagnosis of cancer as well as in healthy people, and whether alexithymia and fatigue are linked in the mentioned groups. Methods. A first group, diagnosed less than 3 months previously (n = 63), and a second group whose cancer diagnosis dated back more than 30 months (n = 53), matched for sex, age, educational level and cancer site were assessed. Matched healthy controls (n = 50) were also evaluated. Alexithymia was assessed with the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20, while fatigue was assessed with the Brief Fatigue Inventory. Results. Alexithymia scores were higher in the recently diagnosed group than in the group with a longtime cancer diagnosis (t = 2.18, P |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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