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ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal oncology2022

Role of sex on psychological distress, quality of life, and coping of patients with advanced colorectal and non-colorectal cancer.

Vilma Pacheco-Barcia, David Gomez, Berta Obispo, Luka Mihic Gongora, Raquel Hernandez San Gil, Patricia Cruz-Castellanos, Mireia Gil-Raga, Vicente Villalba, Ismael Ghanem, Paula Jimenez-Fonseca and 1 more

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  1. [Sex differences in pancreatic cancer].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024
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  3. The psychological distress of gastrointestinal cancer patients and its association with quality of life among different genders.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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Vilma Pacheco-BarciaDepartment of Medical Oncology, School of Medicine, Alcala University (UAH), Hospital Central de la Defensa Gómez Ulla, Madrid 28047, Spain. vilmapbarcia@yahoo.es.
David GomezDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona 31008, Spain.
Berta ObispoDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid 28031, Spain.
Luka Mihic GongoraDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo 33011, Spain.
Raquel Hernandez San GilDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife 38320, Spain.
Patricia Cruz-CastellanosDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid 28046, Spain.
Mireia Gil-RagaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, CIBERONC, Valencia 46014, Spain.
Vicente VillalbaDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona 08007, Spain.
Ismael GhanemDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid 28046, Spain.
Paula Jimenez-FonsecaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, ISPA, Oviedo 33007, Spain.
Caterina CalderonDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona 08007, Spain.

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Abstract

backgroundPatients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer must cope with the negative effects of cancer and complications.

aimTo evaluate psychological distress, quality of life, and coping strategies in patients with advanced colorectal cancer compared to non-colorectal cancer based on sex.

methodsA prospective, transversal, multicenter study was conducted in 203 patients; 101 (50%) had a colorectal and 102 (50%) had digestive, non-colorectal advanced cancer. Participants completed questionnaires evaluating psychological distress (Brief Symptom Inventory-18), quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30), and coping strategies (Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer) before starting systemic cancer treatment.

resultsThe study included 42.4% women. Women exhibited more depressive symptoms, anxiety, functional limitations, and anxious preoccupation than men. Patients with non-colorectal digestive cancer and women showed more somatization and physical symptoms than subjects with colorectal cancer and men. Men with colorectal cancer reported the best health status.

conclusionThe degree of disease acceptance in gastrointestinal malignancies may depend on sex and location of the primary digestive neoplasm. Future interventions should specifically address sex and tumor site differences in individuals with advanced digestive cancer.

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AnxietyColorectal cancerDepressionGastrointestinal cancerSex

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