High Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Chinese Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients

Copyright © 2020 Luo, Li, Yang, Humphris, Zeng, Zhang, Garg, Zhang and Sun..

BACKGROUND: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is common among cancer patients and of high clinical relevance. This study explores the prevalence and correlates of FCR in Chinese newly diagnosed cancer population.

METHODS: This is a multicentre, cross-sectional study that includes 996 patients with mixed cancer diagnosis. All recently diagnosed patients completed a questionnaire consisting of the following: Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form (FoP-Q-SF), General Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (GAD-7), and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Univariate analyses, multivariate logistic regression analyses, and structural equation modeling (SEM) was performed to examine the association between tested variables and FCR.

RESULTS: Of the 996 patients, 643 (64.6%) reported high FCR (scored ≥ 34 in the FoP-Q-SF). Chemotherapy (OR = 1.941), Childhood severe illness experience (OR = 2.802), depressive (OR = 1.153), and anxiety (OR = 1.249) symptoms were positively associated with high FCR, while higher monthly income (OR = 0.592) was negatively associated with high FCR. SEM indicated that emotional disturbances (anxiety and depression) directly influenced FCR, while emotional disturbances partly mediated the association between personal monthly income and FCR.

CONCLUSION: High FCR is a frequently reported problem among newly diagnosed cancer patients. Various factors increased the likelihood of the development of FCR. Flexible psychological interventions are needed for patients with high FCR.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in psychology - 11(2020) vom: 06., Seite 1287

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Luo, Xian [VerfasserIn]
Li, Wengao [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Humphris, Gerald [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Lijuan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zijun [VerfasserIn]
Garg, Samradhvi [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Bin [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Hengwen [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cancer
Chinese
Fear of recurrence
Journal Article
Newly diagnosed
Structural equation modeling

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Date Revised 15.04.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01287

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM311603599