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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Fatigue as Mediator Factor in PTSD-Symptoms after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.

Giulia Di Francesco, Filippo Cieri, Roberto Esposito, Pierpaola Sciarra, Valeria Ballarini, Mauro Di Ianni, Stella Santarone

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Giulia Di FrancescoHematology Unit, Department of Oncology-Hematology, Pescara Hospital, 65100 Pescara, Italy.
Filippo CieriDepartment of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Las Vegas, NV 89106, USA.
Roberto EspositoClinica Diagnostica Titano (Bianalisi), 47891 Falciano, San Marino.ORCID 0000-0003-4708-6860
Pierpaola SciarraHematology Unit, Department of Oncology-Hematology, Pescara Hospital, 65100 Pescara, Italy.
Valeria BallariniHematology Unit, Department of Oncology-Hematology, Pescara Hospital, 65100 Pescara, Italy.
Mauro Di IanniHematology Unit, Department of Oncology-Hematology, Pescara Hospital, 65100 Pescara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6701-4023
Stella SantaroneBone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Oncology-Hematology, Pescara Hospital, 65100 Pescara, Italy.
Azienda USL di Pescara · ITAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Lariana · ITCleveland Clinic · US

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Abstract

backgroundAllogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) is a valid treatment for hematological oncological or metabolic diseases. Despite its therapeutic efficacy, it is an aggressive treatment that impacts negatively on quality of life (QoL) and may result in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms. The aim of this study is to explore rates and risk factors for PTSD symptoms, and fatigue in post-HSCT patients with hematological malignancies.

methodsA total of 123 patients after HSCT were evaluated for PTSD symptoms, QoL and fatigue. PTSD symptoms were assessed with the Impact of Event Scale- Revised (IES-R), QoL was measured with Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Bone Marrow Transplant (FACT-BMT) and fatigue symptoms were assessed with Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F).

resultsA total of 58.54% of the sample developed PTSD symptoms after transplant. Patients with PTSD symptoms reported significantly lower QoL total scores and significantly higher fatigue than those without PTSD symptoms (

conclusionsOur findings indicate that QoL is a concurrent causative factor to the development of PTSD symptomatology through the mediating role of fatigue. Innovative interventions before transplantation to prevent PTSD symptoms should be investigated to improve survival and QoL in patients.

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allogeneic haemopoietic stem cell transplantationfatiguehematological malignanciespost-traumatic stress disorderquality of life

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