ArticleEndocrine2022
Anxiety and quality of life among papillary thyroid cancer patients awaiting final pathology results after surgery.
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- Cognitive function, anxiety, and depression in patients newly diagnosed with thyroid cancer in China.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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- Anxiety in Endometriosis Patients: Implications for Clinical Practice.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2024Article
- Psychological impacts of lobectomy and total thyroidectomy in PTC measuring 1 to 4 cm with low to intermediate risk of recurrence.Endocrine · 2024Article
- The impact of electronic versus paper-based data capture on data collection logistics and on missing scores in thyroid cancer patients.Endocrine · 2024Article
- Status of mental and social activities of young and middle-aged patients after papillary thyroid cancer surgery.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Preoperative anxiety and associated factors among adult surgical patients in public hospitals, eastern Ethiopia.SAGE open medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeThere is a lack of research on short-term mental health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in thyroid cancer patients. This study aimed to assess the short-term anxiety level and HRQoL of patients during the early postoperative period while awaiting pathology results, and to explore the important factors associated with state anxiety.
methodsIn this single-center cross-sectional study, 349 patients with papillary thyroid cancer were included. Anxiety and HRQoL were measured using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC-QLQ-C30), respectively.
resultsIn general, papillary thyroid cancer patients reported good quality of life with a mean global quality of life score of 75.69 ± 20.66 (on a scale of 0-100, where 100 means the best). There was no significant difference in HRQoL between the two groups, except regarding social functioning (p = 0.027). The anxiety levels of the two groups were similar; however, the state anxiety score (42.17 ± 12.52) was significantly higher than the trait anxiety score (40.69 ± 11.18) among patients in the non-FNA group (p = 0.023). Dyspnea, insomnia, QL, and trait anxiety were independent factors that affected state anxiety.
conclusionPatients with papillary thyroid cancer had good postoperative HRQoL and a significantly higher than usual level of state anxiety while awaiting pathology results. Symptoms of dyspnea and insomnia, global quality of life, and trait anxiety are important factors associated with state anxiety. Preoperative FNA results may moderate the change in anxiety level. These findings may help clinicians provide psychological support.
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