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ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2016

Illness perceptions are associated with mortality among 1552 colorectal cancer survivors: a study from the population-based PROFILES registry.

Melissa S Y Thong, Adrian A Kaptein, Pauline A J Vissers, Gerard Vreugdenhil, Lonneke V van de Poll-Franse

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Article in Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06987708 (Evaluating the Impact of a 12-month Multi-Modal Lifestyle Management Intervention on Disease Relevant Biomarkers Associated With Monoclonal Gammopathy of Unknown Significance), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers.

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Evaluating the Impact of a 12-month Multi-Modal Lifestyle Management Intervention on Disease Relevant Biomarkers Associated With Monoclonal Gammopathy of Unknown Significance (MGUS) and Smoldering Myeloma (SM): A Prospective Intervention Pilot Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorHackensack Meridian HealthRan2026 to 2028Enrolled67ConditionsMonoclonal Gammopathy of Uncertain Significance, Smoldering MyelomaArmsThe Multimodal Lifestyle Intervention
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  8. The Nine Cancer Frames: A Tool to Facilitate Critical Reading of Cancer-Related Information.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2022
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  9. Illness Perceptions and Medication Nonadherence to Immunosuppressants After Successful Kidney Transplantation: A Cross-Sectional Study.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2022
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  14. The effect of informational-emotional support program on illness perceptions and emotional coping of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020
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  18. Illness perceptions are associated with higher health care use in survivors of endometrial cancer-a study from the population-based PROFILES registry.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019
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5 authors.

Melissa S Y ThongDepartment of Medical Psychology, Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD, Amsterdam, Netherlands. s.y.thong@amc.uva.nl.
Adrian A KapteinDepartment of Medical Psychology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands.
Pauline A J VissersNetherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, Netherlands.
Gerard VreugdenhilDepartment of Internal Medicine, Máxima Medical Centre, Veldhoven, Netherlands.
Lonneke V van de Poll-FranseNetherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeCancer survivors construct perceptions of illness as a (mal)adaptive mechanism. These perceptions motivate/drive subsequent self-management behaviors toward symptoms and treatment that influence health outcomes. Negative illness perceptions have been associated with increased mortality in other chronically ill groups. However, this association is under-researched in cancer survivors. We aimed to explore the association between illness perceptions and mortality in stage I-III progression-free colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors.

methodsWe used data from the population-based Patient Reported Outcomes Following Initial treatment and Long Term Evaluation of Survivorship (PROFILES) registry of two CRC survivorship studies conducted in 2009 and 2010. We accessed clinical data from the Netherlands Cancer Registry, and mortality data from municipal personal records database. Follow-up was until 31 December 2014. Survivors (n = 1552) completed the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire. Cox proportional hazard models estimated the association between illness perceptions and mortality.

resultsNegative illness perceptions on consequences (adjusted hazard ratio (HRadj) 1.60, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.14-2.25) and emotion (HRadj 1.65, 95 % CI 1.18-2.31) were associated with higher mortality, after adjusting for demographic, clinical, and lifestyle factors. Smoking and inadequate physical activity were independently associated with mortality for all Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ) dimensions.

conclusionsSurvivors' perceptions of their illness are important as these perceptions may influence health outcomes during survivorship period. Clinical practice needs to identify and address maladaptive illness perceptions to support more adaptive self-management behaviors and enhance survivorship. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Cancer survivors may benefit from interventions that address potentially maladaptive perceptions and encourage more adaptive self-management behaviors.

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PerceptionAgedColorectal NeoplasmsDatabases, FactualDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansLife StyleMaleNetherlandsRegistriesSelf CareSurveys and QuestionnairesSurvival RateSurvivorsCancerIllness perceptionsMortalityPopulation-basedSurvivors

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