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SynthesisEuropean journal of cancer care2019

A systematic review on the prevalence of symptoms of depression, anxiety and distress in long-term cancer survivors: Implications for primary care.

Daan Brandenbarg, Saskia W M C Maass, Olaf P Geerse, Mariken E Stegmann, Charlotte Handberg, Maya J Schroevers, Saskia F A Duijts

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Synthesis in European journal of cancer care, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 79 papers, 14 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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79citing papers in PubMed, 14 pooled it
6.2field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

79 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 145 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Adverse childhood events and mental health problems in cancer survivors: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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  20. Psychometric evaluation of separate anxiety and depression item banks - potential supplements to the EORTC CAT Core.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Daan BrandenbargDepartment of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Saskia W M C MaassDepartment of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Olaf P GeerseDepartment of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Mariken E StegmannDepartment of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8491-1407
Charlotte HandbergDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1378-2449
Maya J SchroeversDepartment of Health Psychology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Saskia F A DuijtsDepartment of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
University Medical Center Groningen · NLAarhus University · DK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSymptoms of depression, anxiety and distress are common in the first years after a cancer diagnosis, but little is known about the prevalence of these symptoms at the long term. The aim of this review was to describe the prevalence of symptoms of depression, anxiety and distress in long-term cancer survivors, five or more years after diagnosis, and to provide implications for primary care.

methodsWe performed a systematic literature search in the PubMed, PsycINFO and CINAHL databases. Studies were eligible when reporting on the prevalence of symptoms of depression, anxiety and/or distress in long-term cancer survivors (≥5 years after diagnosis), treated with curative intent.

resultsA total of 20 studies were included. The reported prevalence of depressive symptoms (N = 18) varied from 5.4% to 49.0% (pooled prevalence: 21.0%). For anxiety (N = 7), the prevalence ranged from 3.4% to 43.0% (pooled prevalence: 21.0%). For distress (N = 4), the prevalence ranged from 4.3% to 11.6% (pooled prevalence: 7.0%).

conclusionPrevalences of symptoms of depression, anxiety and distress among long-term survivors of cancer do not fundamentally differ from the general population. This is reassuring for primary care physicians, as they frequently act as the primary physician for long-term survivors whose follow-up schedules in the hospital have been completed.

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Primary Health CarePsychological DistressAnxietyCancer SurvivorsDepressionHumansPrevalenceanxietycancer survivorsdepressiondistresslong termpsychological problems

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PMID31087398
PMCPMC9286037
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