The psychological impact of COVID‐19 among newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer when cancer care was returning to normal

Li, Jie; Zhu, Songying; Gao, Wei

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“…A population-based national study showed that the average age at diagnosis of digestive tract tumors in China is 55.20 years, and most patients were adults (Xu et al, 2021). Meanwhile, it has been shown that there is an association between loneliness and FoP in breast cancer patients, with patients with high levels of loneliness having a higher risk of psychological problems (Li et al, 2022). Therefore, the relationship between the level of loneliness and FoP in patients with gastrointestinal tumors deserves further exploration.…”

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Fear of progression, loneliness, and hope in patients with gastrointestinal cancer: a cross-sectional relational study

Li,

Xiao,

Liao

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionIn recent years, fear of disease progression (FoP) has become one of the most common psychological problems in cancer patients. However, there are fewer studies on the FoP in patients with gastrointestinal tumors. We aimed to assess the level of FoP in patients with gastrointestinal tumors and analyze the factors related to FoP. We also aimed to examine the relationship among loneliness, hope and FoP in patients with gastrointestinal cancer.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted on three Grade A hospitals in southwestern China from November 2021 to July 2022. The demographic and clinical characteristics questionnaire, Fear of Disease Progression Scale (FoP-Q-SF), Cancer Loneliness Scale (CLS), and Herth Hope Index (HHI) were included in this study. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, independent samples t-tests, one-way analysis of variance, and multiple linear regression analysis.ResultsIn total, 245 gastrointestinal cancer patients participated in this study. The average (standard deviation) FoP score in patients was 32.94 ± 10.64. In total, 245 gastrointestinal cancer patients participated in this study. The average (standard deviation) FoP score in patients was 32.94 ± 10.64. The average score of CLS was 17.65 ± 6.71, and that for the HHI was 31.27 ± 7.73. Pearson correlation analysis showed that FoP was negatively significant correlated with hope level (r = −0.522) and FoP was positively significant correlated with loneliness (r = 0.545). Linear regression analysis showed that educational level, age, living condition, hope, and loneliness were the significant predictors of FoP and explained 53.10% of the variability in FoP (F = 16.372).ConclusionFindings highlight the need to strengthen attention to FoP in gastrointestinal cancer patients. Our study showed that gastrointestinal cancer patients who have a high school education, are age 45 to 59, live alone, high level of loneliness, and low level of hope have higher FoP. Medical staff should enhance clinical screening of FoP and consider the formulation of relevant interventions for high-risk groups to reduce loneliness among patients, raise their hope level, and reduce their FoP.

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Fear of progression, loneliness, and hope in patients with gastrointestinal cancer: a cross-sectional relational study

Li,

Xiao,

Liao

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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The psychological impact of COVID‐19 among newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer when cancer care was returning to normal

Zhu

Gao

2022

European J Cancer Care

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Objective: We aim to evaluate anxiety, depression and fear of cancer progression in newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer when cancer care was returning to normal after COVID-19 by comparing them with the pre-COVID patients and explore the association of worries about further cancer care and loneliness with them.Methods: Two hundred and eighteen newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer during the pandemic were surveyed using questionnaires, and 153 patients before the pandemic were included in the control group. Logistic regression analyses were used.Results: There were 51.8%, 44.0% and 30.7% of patients during the pandemic reported anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms and clinically significant fear of cancer progression, respectively. The risks of anxiety symptoms (OR 2.24, 95% CI 1.43-3.51), depressive symptoms (1.61, 1.04-2.50) and clinically significant fear of cancer progression (4.65, 2.49-8.70) were higher in patients during the pandemic than pre-COVID patients. Worries about further cancer care and loneliness were associated with 1.40-2.52 times higher risks of these psychological problems among the patients during the pandemic. Conclusions:The newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer during COVID-19 are at elevated risks of depression, anxiety and fear of cancer progression, and those who are worried about further cancer care and felt loneliness during the pandemic were more likely to experience psychological problems.

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The psychological impact of COVID‐19 among newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer when cancer care was returning to normal

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Fear of progression, loneliness, and hope in patients with gastrointestinal cancer: a cross-sectional relational study

Fear of progression, loneliness, and hope in patients with gastrointestinal cancer: a cross-sectional relational study

The psychological impact of COVID‐19 among newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer when cancer care was returning to normal

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