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Observational studyJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2014

Impact of autonomic and self-regulation on cancer-related fatigue and distress in breast cancer patients--a prospective observational study.

M Kröz, M Reif, C Bartsch, C Heckmann, R Zerm, F Schad, M Girke

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Observational study in Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Cancer-related fatigue among long-term survivors of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer: a French registry-based controlled study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

M KrözResearch Institute Havelhöhe (FIH), Berlin, Germany, mkroez@havelhoehe.de.
M Reif
C Bartsch
C Heckmann
R Zerm
F Schad
M Girke
Forschungsinstitut Havelhöhe · DEDeleted InstitutionUniversity of Tübingen · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeCancer-related fatigue (CRF) has a major impact on the quality of life in breast cancer patients (BC). So far, only a few prospective studies have investigated the effect of adaptive salutogenic mechanisms on CRF. The aim of our study was to evaluate the possible prospective influence of autonomic Regulation (aR) and self-regulation (SR) on CRF and distress in long-term survivors.

methods95 BC and 80 healthy female controls (C) had been included in the observational study between 2000 and 2001 and completed the questionnaires on aR, SR and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Of these, 62 BC, and 58 C participated in the re-evaluation 6.6 years later: 16 participants were deceased (14 BC and 2 C). During follow-up, participants were requested to answer questions involving (Cancer Fatigue Scales) CFS-D, aR, SR and HADS. Multiple regression analysis was used to evaluate the influence of aR, SR, age, Charlson co-morbidity-index and diagnosis on CFS-D and HADS, and to select further potentially relevant factors.

resultsHigh aR values showed significant effects, namely inverse relationships with CFS-D, cognitive fatigue, anxiety and depression. SR showed a reduced influence on anxiety and depression (all p < 0.05).

conclusionsAutonomic regulation might have an independent, reductive influence on global fatigue, cognitive fatigue and--together with self-regulation--it seems to have a protective influence on anxiety and depression. The connection between these parameters is still unclear and awaits further evaluation. IMPLICATION FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: AR seems to be a prognostic factor in breast cancer survivors, capable of reducing cancer-related fatigue and self-regulation distress as well. Further research is necessary in order to show how aR can be improved by therapeutic interventions.

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AdultAgedAnxietyDepressionFatigueFemaleHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasmsProspective StudiesQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesSurvivors

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