ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Mental Adjustment, Functional Status, and Depression in Advanced Cancer Patients.
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- Psychosomatics at the threshold: cancer, mood disorders, and the mental pain of death - where precision medicine meets spirituality.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- The correlation between anger/agitation and other factors including spousal care in home-dwelling older adults with advanced cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Associations between optimism and mental health in postradiotherapy cancer survivors: a cross-sectional survey study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- The Chinese version of the autonomy preference index for advanced cancer patients: a study on cultural adaptation based on cognitive interview.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Psychological Adjustment Measures for Chronic Illness: A Narrative Review.Iranian journal of psychiatry · 2025Review
- Impact of stress and coping strategies on quality of life in hematological malignancies: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Effective and ineffective psychological adjustment in breast cancer patients before receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy: insights from a cohort study.BMC psychology · 2024Article
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- In Search of Variables Affecting Mental Adjustment and Acceptance of Cancer among Urological Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Nutrition-associated health levels in persons with cancer: item response modelling based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Depressive symptoms are common in individuals with advanced cancer.
objectivesThis study sought to analyze the relationship between physical and functional status and depressive symptoms, and to assess the role of mental adjustment across these variables in people with advanced cancer.
methodsA prospective, cross-sectional design was adopted. Data were collected from 748 participants with advanced cancer at 15 tertiary hospitals in Spain. Participants completed self-report measures: Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer (Mini-MAC) scale, and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) questionnaire.
resultsDepression was present in 44.3% of the participants and was more common among women, patients <65 years old, non-partnered, and those with recurrent cancer. Results revealed a negative correlation with functional status, and functional status was negatively associated with depressive symptoms. Mental adjustment affected functional status and depression. Patients having a positive attitude displayed fewer depressive symptoms, while the presence of negative attitudes increased depressive symptoms in this population.
conclusionsFunctional status and mental adjustment are key factors in the presence of depressive symptoms among people with advanced cancer. Assessment of functional status and mental adjustment should be considered when planning treatment and rehabilitation in this population.
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