Association between type D personality and supportive care needs in elderly patients with breast cancer : a prospective longitudinal observational study

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BACKGROUND: Elderly patients with breast cancer often have more unmet needs after receiving common treatments such as surgery and chemotherapy. Type D personality has been related to supportive care needs in the general population. However, its association with supportive care needs in elderly breast cancer patients has not been prospectively explored. This study aimed to address this gap.

OBJECTIVES: The aim was to understand the impact of Type D personality on the supportive care needs of elderly breast cancer patients at diagnosis, 2 weeks postoperatively, 3 months postoperatively, and 6 months postoperatively and to analyse the impact of Type D personality on the changing trajectory of supportive care needs after controlling for confounding factors such as demographics, symptom distress and social support.

METHODS: A total of 122 elderly patients (≥ 65 years) with breast cancer in Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, China, were included from September 2021 until August 2022. Supportive care needs were measured by the Supportive Care Needs Survey Short Form and tracked at diagnosis, 2 weeks postoperatively, 3 months postoperatively, and 6 months postoperatively. To investigate changes in the supportive care needs of elderly breast cancer patients and the effect of Type D personality on these needs, a linear mixed model was applied.

RESULTS: A total of 122 elderly patients participated. There was an overall decreasing trend in supportive care needs, with Type D personality patients having significantly higher levels of supportive care needs than the non-Type D personality patients at all stages. Through linear mixed models, it was found that the Type D personality group had a lower overall downward trend than the non-Type D personality group, with need levels remaining consistently higher. This difference persisted after controlling for demographic information, symptom burden, social support.

CONCLUSIONS: Elderly breast cancer patients with Type D personality had higher levels of supportive care needs and a slower rate of decline that was maintained over a longer period than those with non-Type D personality.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

BMC geriatrics - 23(2023), 1 vom: 07. Nov., Seite 721

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Suxing [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Shu [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Enming [VerfasserIn]
Dai, Zhengyue [VerfasserIn]
Cui, Jiasong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xiaolong [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Qiong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Breast cancer
Elderly
Journal Article
Observational Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Supportive care needs
Type D personality

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 09.11.2023

Date Revised 12.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12877-023-04407-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364278501