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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2022

"Dear hair loss"-illness perceptions of female patients with chemotherapy-induced alopecia.

Anne Versluis, Kirsten van Alphen, Wouter Dercksen, Henk de Haas, Corina van den Hurk, Ad A Kaptein

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  10. Validation and responsiveness of the English version of the Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia Distress Scale (CADS) in breast cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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Anne VersluisDepartment of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Godebaldkwartier 419, 3511 DT, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Anneversluis1@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8773-9841
Kirsten van AlphenDepartment of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Godebaldkwartier 419, 3511 DT, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Wouter DercksenDepartment of Medical Oncology, Máxima Medical Centre, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Henk de HaasDepartment of Medical Oncology, Máxima Medical Centre, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Corina van den HurkDepartment of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Godebaldkwartier 419, 3511 DT, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Ad A KapteinDepartment of Medical Psychology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1333-7679

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objectiveChemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA) is one of the most common and distressing side effects of chemotherapy treatment. This study aims to assess the illness perceptions of female patients dealing with CIA, and their associations with demographic and clinical characteristics, coping strategies, and quality of life. The secondary aim was to compare the illness perceptions of patients with CIA with other samples, to help elucidate the specific perceptions of patients with CIA.

methodForty female patients at risk of severe hair loss due to chemotherapy treatment were included at the oncological daycare unit of a teaching hospital in the Netherlands. Patients were asked to complete the Brief-Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ) and the Hair Quality of Life (Hair-QoL) questionnaire.

resultsIllness perceptions indicated that although patients understood their hair loss, they lacked being able to make sense of managing it, negatively impacting patients' lives. Psychological quality of life was significantly correlated with the B-IPQ domains: consequences, degree of concern, and emotional response. Social quality of life was significantly correlated with psychological quality of life. Patients with CIA felt significantly less able to manage their hair loss, compared to patients with breast cancer and psoriatic arthritis.

conclusionAs patients' beliefs of being able to manage their hair loss are important for adopting and maintaining adequate coping behaviors, additional effort of health care providers in fostering patients' sense of control is indicated, focusing on patients' strengths during and after chemotherapy treatment. In the context of developing interventions for patients with CIA, consequences, concern, and emotional response are the major dimensions that should be taken in account to help patients deal with hair loss.

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Antineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsAlopeciaFemaleHairHumansQuality of LifeAntineoplastic AgentsChemotherapy-induced alopeciaCommon Sense ModelCopingIllness perceptionsPsychological impactQuality of life

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