ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022
Fear of Progression, Anxiety, and Depression in Patients With Advanced Melanoma in the COVID-19 and Post-COVID-19 Era.
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- Cancer-Related Dysfunctional Beliefs About Sleep Mediate the Influence of Sleep Disturbance on Fear of Progression Among Patients With Surgically Resected Lung Cancer.Journal of Korean medical science · 2023Trial
- Effect of Psychological Inflexibility and Cancer-Related Dysfunctional Beliefs About Sleep on the Relationship Between Depression and Fear of Progression in Patients with Cancer.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2026Article
- Latent profile analysis and related factors for fear of progression among nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Bridging gaps throughout a patient's journey with melanoma: a systematic review.Melanoma management · 2025Review
- Anxiety, depression and fear of disease progression among Chinese parents of children with retinoblastoma.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
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- Parallel mediating effects of anxiety and depression on the relationship between sleep quality and fear of progression in individuals recovering from COVID-19.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The association between fear of progression and medical coping strategies among people living with HIV: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Prioritizing Melanoma Surgeries to Prevent Wait Time Delays and Upstaging of Melanoma during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic causes great disruption to cancer care services, which might bring about psychological problems and further lower both physical and mental life quality in cancer patients. Until now, very few studies focused on the psychological distress of patients with advanced melanoma before or during the epidemic. This study aimed to elucidate the fear of progression (FoP), anxiety, depression, and related independent predictors in patients with advanced melanoma during the COVID-19 outbreak. Methods: Two hundred and seventy-three patients with unresectable stage III or metastatic melanoma were recruited from February 2020 to November 2021, and completed the Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form (FoP-Q-SF), State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-6), and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Results: One hundred and seventy-four (64.7%) patients experienced heighted FoP (FoP-Q-SF: 39.9 ± 11.0), 198 (72.5%) patients reported elevated anxiety (STAI-6: 13.1 ± 3.0), and 62 (22.7%) patients had increased depression (PHQ-9: 6.4 ± 6.1). In multivariate analysis, illness duration ( Conclusion: Our study indicates that FoP, anxiety and depression are persisting among patients with advanced melanoma in the COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 era. Effective psycho-oncological interventions are needed for melanoma patients with psychological distress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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