ArticleEndocrine2021
Distress, anxiety, depression and unmet needs in thyroid cancer survivors: a longitudinal study.
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Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in Thyroid Cancer Patients
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The "good cancer" paradox: Decisional conflict and unmet support needs in patients with thyroid cancer facing surgical decisions-A mixed-methods study.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2026Article
- The positive and negative impact of cancer on daily life > 2 years after diagnosis: Results from a survey among 5,710 patients with various cancer types.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Fear of cancer recurrence in papillary thyroid cancer: a comparison across ATA risk groups and influencing factors.Endocrine · 2026Article
- Symptom clusters and contemporaneous symptom network analysis at discharge in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer after thyroidectomy.Endocrine · 2026Article
- The impact of coping styles on anxiety and depression trajectories in thyroid cancer surgery patients: a longitudinal study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Multidisciplinary team diagnosis and treatment of well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma: current landscape and future prospects.The oncologist · 2026Review
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- Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and health-related quality of life in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma: a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- TSH suppression therapy from an individualized perspective: from mechanism to clinical decision-making.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- Active health behaviors in patients after thyroid cancer surgery: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Unmet needs and associated factors among patients with melanoma: a mixed-methods study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Cognitive function, anxiety, and depression in patients newly diagnosed with thyroid cancer in China.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Development and reliability and validity test of the body image and social function scale for patients after thyroid cancer surgery.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Article
- Factors affecting the well-being of patients with thyroid cancer: results of a UK qualitative study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Psychological distress in thyroid cancer patients: Influencing factors and intervention strategies.World journal of clinical oncology · 2025Review
- A Mediating Effect of Psychological Distress in the Relationship Between Performance Status and Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients with Female Cancer.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Psychological impacts of thyroid cancer diagnosis and treatment-a retrospective study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Factors influencing the quality of life in survivors of differentiated thyroid cancer based on patient-reported outcomes: a single-center cross-sectional study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
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10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purposeDespite a good prognosis, thyroid cancer (TC) survivors often report psychological distress and decreased quality of life. This longitudinal study aims to evaluate TC survivors' levels of distress, anxiety, depression and unmet needs, checking potential life events.
methodsDistress Thermometer, Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale, Supportive Care Need Survey (short form) and Interview for Recent Life Events were administered to 73 TC survivors (T0) and 44 of them were re-tested one year later (T1). Participants were at 0-5, 5-10 or >10 years from the end of their cancer-related treatments.
resultsAt T0, distress, anxiety and depression mean scores were 6.4, 6.8 and 5.3, while at T1 they were 5.5, 4.8 and 5.1. Only anxiety scores decreased significantly between T0 and T1. 50.7% of patients had unmet psychological needs at T0 and 50.0% at T1. Most participants were satisfied in the communicative/ informative (T0:79.5%; T1: 77.3%) and social/health care areas (T0:74.0%; T1:75.0%). The most experienced stressful events detected concerned their working areas.
conclusionsResults confirmed that patients reported distress, anxiety and depression concerns even many years after the end of treatments. Both medical and psychological surveillance are relevant to improving TC survivors' wellbeing.
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