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| Title |
A cohort study on the evolution of psychosocial problems in older patients with breast or colorectal cancer: comparison with younger cancer patients and older primary care patients without cancer
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| Published in |
BMC Geriatrics, July 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12877-015-0071-7 |
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| Authors |
Laura Deckx, Doris L. van Abbema, Marjan van den Akker, Carine van den Broeke, Mieke van Driel, Paul Bulens, Vivianne C.G. Tjan-Heijnen, Cindy Kenis, Eric T. de Jonge, Bert Houben, Frank Buntinx |
| Abstract |
Although older cancer survivors commonly report psychosocial problems, the impact of both cancer and ageing on the occurrence of these problems remains largely unknown. The evolution of depression, cognitive functioning, and fatigue was evaluated in a group of older cancer patients in comparison with a group of younger cancer patients and older persons without cancer. Older (≥70 years) and younger cancer patients (50 - 69 years) with breast or colorectal cancer stage I - III, and older persons without cancer (≥70 years) were included. Data were collected at baseline and one year follow-up and were available for 536 persons. Depression was evaluated with the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale. Cognitive functioning was measured with the cognitive functioning subscale of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer. Fatigue was measured with a Visual Analogue Scale. Risk factors for depression, cognitive functioning, and fatigue were analysed using multivariate logistic regression analyses. Risk factors included cancer- and ageing-related factors such as functional status, cancer treatment, and comorbidities. The evolution of psychosocial problems was similar for the group of older (N = 125) and younger cancer patients (N = 196): an increase in depression (p < 0.01), slight worsening in cognitive functioning (p = 0.01), and no clear change in fatigue. Also, compared to the group of people without cancer (N = 215), the differences were small and after one year of follow-up only depression was more frequent in older cancer patients compared to older persons without cancer (18 % versus 9 %, p = 0.04). In multivariate analyses the main risk factors for psychosocial problems after one year follow-up were changes in functional status and presence of baseline depression, fatigue, or cognitive impairment. Over the course of one year after a diagnosis of cancer, cancer patients face increasing levels of depression and increasing difficulties in cognitive functioning. The main risk factor for psychosocial problems was presence of the problem at baseline. This calls for regular screening for psychosocial problems and exchange of information on psychosocial functioning between different health care providers and settings during the treatment and follow-up trajectory of cancer patients. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Scientists | 2 | 67% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 123 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Egypt | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 120 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 21 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 14% |
| Researcher | 15 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 16 | 13% |
| Unknown | 36 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 35 | 28% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 14% |
| Psychology | 14 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 8 | 7% |
| Unknown | 42 | 34% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 October 2015.
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#14,827,682
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#2,245
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#144,333
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#29
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