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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2020

The mediator role of unmet needs on quality of life in myeloma patients.

M G Pereira, M Vilaça, M Pereira, G Ferreira, S Monteiro, H Coelho, C Geraldes, C Gonçalves, F Leal da Costa, H Marques and 1 more

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Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The core symptom in multiple myeloma patients undergoing chemotherapy: a network analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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  6. Comparison of the anxiety, depression and their relationship to quality of life among adult acute leukemia patients and their family caregivers: a cross-sectional study in China.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

M G PereiraSchool of Psychology, Psychology Research Center (CIPsi), University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. gracep@psi.uminho.pt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7987-2562
M VilaçaSchool of Psychology, Psychology Research Center (CIPsi), University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4349-8633
M PereiraSchool of Psychology, Psychology Research Center (CIPsi), University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7176-3775
G FerreiraSchool of Psychology, Psychology Research Center (CIPsi), University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0993-5614
S MonteiroDepartment of Education and Psychology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1389-3851
H CoelhoCentro Hospitalar de V.N. Gaia/Espinho, Gaia, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0909-9601
C GeraldesFaculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra, Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (ICBR), Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8627-6187
C GonçalvesCentro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
F Leal da CostaMyeloma Clinic, Portuguese Institute of Oncology, Lisbon, Portugal.
H MarquesHospital de Braga, Clinical Academic Center - Braga, Association (2CA-Braga), Braga, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5854-4444
R BacalhauPortuguese Institute of Oncology, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5030-5425
University of Minho · PTInstituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil · PTUniversidade do Porto · PTCentro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia · PTCentro Hospitalar do Porto · PTUniversity of Coimbra · PT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe diagnosis of multiple myeloma (MM) has a significant impact on patients. This study analyzed the mediating role of patients' unmet needs in the relationship between psychological morbidity/social support and quality of life (QoL).

methodsThis study included 213 patients with MM recruited from the outpatient medical oncology and clinical hematology services from five hospitals. Patients who meet the study criteria were referred by physicians and invited to participate in the study by the researcher. All participants answered the following questionnaires: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Satisfaction with Social Support Scale, Short-Form Survivor Unmet Needs Survey, and The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer's Multiple Myeloma Module. Descriptive statistics, bivariate correlations, and structural equation modeling were performed to analyze the data.

resultsThe indirect effect of psychological morbidity on patients' future perspectives (MYFP) was partially mediated by information unmet needs (INF), while the indirect effect of psychological morbidity on treatment side effects (MYSE) was partially mediated by relationship and emotional unmet needs (REH). In turn, the indirect effect of psychological morbidity on disease symptoms (MYDS) was fully mediated by REH. Social support had an indirect effect on MYDS and MYSE fully mediated by REH.

conclusionIntervention programs tailored to promote MM patients' QoL should specifically address information and emotional needs, raising awareness and training health professionals, caregivers, and family members to attend  MM patients' unmet needs.

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AdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultiple MyelomaNeeds AssessmentQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesMultiple myelomaPatientsPsychological morbidityQuality of lifeSocial supportUnmet needs

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PMID32356277
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