Fear, anxiety and depression in gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) patients in the Netherlands:Data from a cross-sectional multicenter study

Background: This study aims to (1) investigate the prevalence of anxiety, depression and severe fear of cancer recurrence or progression in gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) patients treated in a curative or palliative setting, (2) compare their prevalence with a norm population, (3) identify factors associated with anxiety, depression and severe fear, and (4) study the impact of these psychological symptoms on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Methods: In a cross-sectional study, GIST patients completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Cancer Worry Scale, and EORTC QLQ-C30... Mehr ...

Verfasser: van de Wal, Deborah
den Hollander, Dide
Desar, Ingrid M.E.
Gelderblom, Hans
Oosten, Astrid W.
Reyners, Anna K.L.
Steeghs, Neeltje
Husson, Olga
van der Graaf, Winette T.A.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
Reihe/Periodikum: van de Wal , D , den Hollander , D , Desar , I M E , Gelderblom , H , Oosten , A W , Reyners , A K L , Steeghs , N , Husson , O & van der Graaf , W T A 2024 , ' Fear, anxiety and depression in gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) patients in the Netherlands : Data from a cross-sectional multicenter study ' , International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology , vol. 24 , no. 1 , 100434 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2023.100434
Schlagwörter: Anxiety / Depression / Fear / Gastrointestinal stromal tumor / Patient-reported outcome / Psychological
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29191862
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : https://hdl.handle.net/11370/a4171c6e-250b-4924-86c5-27b7d4b7c8fd

Background: This study aims to (1) investigate the prevalence of anxiety, depression and severe fear of cancer recurrence or progression in gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) patients treated in a curative or palliative setting, (2) compare their prevalence with a norm population, (3) identify factors associated with anxiety, depression and severe fear, and (4) study the impact of these psychological symptoms on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Methods: In a cross-sectional study, GIST patients completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Cancer Worry Scale, and EORTC QLQ-C30. Results: Of the 328 patients, 15% reported anxiety, 13% depression, and 43% had severe fear. Anxiety and depression levels were comparable between the norm population and patients in the curative setting, but significantly higher for patients in the palliative setting. Having other psychological symptoms was associated with anxiety, while current TKI treatment and anxiety were associated with depression. Severe fear was associated with age, female sex, palliative treatment setting, anxiety, and GIST-related concerns. Conclusion: GIST patients treated in a palliative setting are more prone to experience psychological symptoms, which can significantly impair their HRQoL. These symptoms deserve more attention in clinical practice, in which regular screening can be helpful, and appropriate interventions should be offered.