Pre-treatment Emotional Distress in Patients Irradiated for Malignant Glioma.
In Vivo
; 37(3): 1198-1204, 2023.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-20241637
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIM:
A recommendation of radiotherapy for patients with malignant gliomas may trigger emotional distress. Frequency and risk factors of this complication were investigated. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
Prevalence of six emotional problems and 11 potential risk factors were evaluated in 103 patients irradiated for grade II-IV gliomas. p-Values <0.0045 were considered significant.RESULTS:
Seventy-six patients (74%) had ≥1 emotional problem. Prevalence of specific emotional problems ranged between 23% and 63%. Associations were found between ≥5 physical problems and worry (p=0.0010), fear (p=0.0001), sadness (p=0.0023), depression (p=0.0006), and loss of interest (p=0.0006), and Karnofsky performance score ≤80 and depression (p=0.0002). Trends were found for physical problems and nervousness (p=0.040), age ≥60 years and depression (p=0.043) or loss of interest (p=0.045), grade IV glioma and sadness (p=0.042), and ≥2 involved sites and loss of interest (p=0.022).CONCLUSION:
Three-fourths of glioma patients had pre-radiotherapy emotional distress. Psychological support should be offered very soon, particularly for high-risk patients.Palabras clave
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Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Distrés Psicológico
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Glioma
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio experimental
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Humanos
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
In Vivo
Asunto de la revista:
Neoplasmas
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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