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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2020

Psychological Distress in a Sample of Inpatients With Mixed Cancer-A Cross-Sectional Study of Routine Clinical Data.

Luisa Peters, Jan Brederecke, Anke Franzke, Martina de Zwaan, Tanja Zimmermann

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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59 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 98 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Luisa PetersDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany.
Jan BredereckeDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany.
Anke FranzkeDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany.
Martina de ZwaanDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany.
Tanja ZimmermannDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany.
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe diagnosis and treatment of cancer are associated with psychological distress that often leads to a significant reduction in emotional and physical well-being and quality of life. Early detection of psychological distress is therefore important. This study aims to assess the psychological distress of inpatient cancer patients using routine clinical data. Furthermore, variables and problems most strongly associated with psychological distress should be identified. MATERIALS AND

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results65.9% of the sample experienced high levels of distress (Distress Thermometer ≥ 5). Female sex, stage 4 of disease, and visceral and head and neck cancer emerged as risk factors for high distress. A younger age (<65 years) was significantly correlated with higher distress. The most frequently self-reported problems were fears (50.1%), worry (49.9%), and fatigue (49.1%). Patients with all 3 of these problems had 24 times higher risk [odds ratio (OR) = 23.9] for high levels of distress than patients without these problems. Women reported significantly more practical, emotional, and physical problems than men. Younger (<50 years) and middle-aged patients (50-64 years) reported increased levels of practical, family, and emotional problems compared with older patients (≥65 years). DISCUSSION: Almost two-thirds of the sample reported high levels of distress. The most frequently reported problem areas were emotional and physical problems. These results can help to identify patients with high risk for psychological distress and, therefore, be used to optimize psychosocial and psycho-oncological care for patients with cancer.

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cancerdistressdistress thermometerpsychosocialquality of life

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