Patient Anxiety Related to Patient-Perceived Delays in Surgical Treatment of Skin Cancer.
Dermatol Surg
; 49(4): 352-354, 2023 04 01.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Patients undergoing dermatologic surgery report higher anxiety levels than those undergoing nonsurgical treatments. However, little is known about the association between patient-perceived delays in skin cancer surgery and patient-reported anxiety.OBJECTIVE:
To examine the relationship between patient-perceived delays in surgery and patient-reported anxiety. METHODS MATERIALS Patients undergoing wide local excision or Mohs micrographic surgery were recruited to complete a survey to assess perception of surgical delay and anxiety related to skin cancer surgery using the validated Psychosocial Screen for Cancer-Revised. Demographic and surgical characteristics were collected through chart review. Chi-square and Student t -tests were used to compare demographic and surgical information between patients who did and did not perceive a surgical delay. Differences in anxiety and depression scores for patients who did and did not report a delay were assessed using univariate and multivariate regressions.RESULTS:
Twenty-seven percent ( N = 33) of patients perceived a surgical delay. Perception of surgical delay was associated with increased time between biopsy and surgery ( p = .0001) and increased self-reported anxiety scores after controlling for various demographic and surgical factors ( p = .038).CONCLUSION:
Patient-perceived delays in dermatologic surgery are associated with increased time to surgery and patient-reported anxiety.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutáneas
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dermatol Surg
Asunto de la revista:
DERMATOLOGIA
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article