ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2022
Psychological distress after esophageal cancer surgery and the predictive effect of dispositional optimism: a nationwide population-based longitudinal study.
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Development and Initial Application of a Combined Exercise and Psychological Intervention Program for Patients After Esophagectomy
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- Translating evidence in a priority setting partnership: knowledge gaps between healthcare providers and oesophageal cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Dispositional optimism and all-cause mortality after esophageal cancer surgery: a nationwide population-based cohort study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeTo examine the trajectory of psychological distress from 1 to 2 years after esophageal cancer surgery, and whether dispositional optimism could predict the risk of postoperative psychological distress.
methodsThis Swedish nationwide longitudinal study included 192 patients who had survived for 1 year after esophageal cancer surgery. We measured dispositional optimism with the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R) 1 year post-surgery and psychological distress with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale 1, 1.5, and 2 years post-surgery. Latent growth curve models were used to assess the trajectory of postoperative psychological distress and to examine the predictive validity of dispositional optimism.
resultsOne year after surgery, 11.5% (22 of 192) patients reported clinically significant psychological distress, and the proportion increased to 18.8% at 1.5 years and to 25.0% at 2 years post-surgery. Higher dispositional optimism predicted a lower probability of self-reported psychological distress at 1, 1.5, and 2 years after esophageal cancer surgery. For each point increase in the LOT-R sum score, the odds of psychological distress decreased by 44% (OR, 0.56; 95% CI, 0.40 to 0.79).
conclusionThe high prevalence and longitudinal increase of self-reported psychological distress after esophageal cancer surgery indicate the unmet demands for timely psychological screening and interventions. Measuring dispositional optimism may help identify patients at higher risk of developing psychological distress, thereby contributing to the prevention of postoperative psychological distress.
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