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More frequent use of health care services among distressed compared with nondistressed survivors of lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia: Results from the population-based PROFILES registry.
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- Fear of cancer recurrence is associated with higher primary care use after cancer treatment: a survey-administrative health data linkage study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Healthcare use and fear of recurrence in adult cancer survivors at 2.5 years after a cancer diagnosis: a nationwide register study in Denmark.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- Factors associated with long-term functional and psychosocial outcomes in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2023Article
- Cancer-Related Psychological Distress in Lymphoma Survivor: An Italian Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Follow-up practice and healthcare utilisation of colorectal cancer survivors.European journal of cancer care · 2021Article
- Investigating the Association Between Self-Reported Comorbid Anxiety and Depression and Health Service Use in Cancer Survivors.PharmacoEconomics · 2021Article
- Healthcare Utilization and Comorbidity in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.Clinical epidemiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundFollow-up care for a growing population of survivors of lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) together with the adverse effects these survivors may experience as a result of their cancer and treatment have led to more pressure being placed on health care services. The objectives of the current study were to: 1) compare the use of medical care services by survivors with that of a normative population; 2) evaluate the use of medical and psychosocial care services among distressed and nondistressed survivors; and 3) identify associated sociodemographic and clinical factors.
methodsSurvivors of lymphoma and CLL diagnosed between 1999 and 2012 were selected via the population-based Netherlands Cancer Registry and completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale questionnaire and questions regarding health care. Outcomes were compared with an age-matched and sex-matched normative population.
resultsA total of 1444 survivors responded (69%). Survivors of lymphoma and CLL contacted their general practitioner (3.8 vs 2.3; P<.001) and medical specialist (5.7 vs 1.6; P<.001) more often within the last year compared with a normative population. In addition, psychologically distressed survivors had even more medical contacts and received psychosocial care more often compared with nondistressed survivors. In addition to psychological distress, comorbidity, female sex, and older age were found to be associated with a greater use of medical services, whereas younger age was associated with receiving psychosocial care.
conclusionsSurvivors of lymphoma and CLL, especially those who are psychologically distressed, report an increased use of health care services compared with a normative population. Further studies are needed to explore whether the use of widely applicable psychosocial interventions could reduce the frequency of medical contacts. Cancer 2018;124:3016-24. © 2018 Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation. Cancer published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American Cancer Society.
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