Low depressive symptom and mental distress scores in adult long-term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol
; 33(3): 194-8, 2011 Apr.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21325971
ABSTRACT
Childhood cancer survivors are thought to be at risk of psychological difficulties. We examined the prevalence of depressive symptoms and mental well-being in adult long-term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at a mean age of 20 years after the cessation of therapy. Depressive symptoms were assessed with Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-21) and mental distress with General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) among 73 ALL survivors and 146 healthy controls. The ALL survivors obtained significantly lower BDI scores (P=0.046) compared with the controls, indicating less depressive symptoms among the ALL survivors. BDI scores indicated a significantly less frequent moderate or severe depression in the ALL survivors compared with the controls (P=0.039). BDI scores indicated no depression in 80.8% of the ALL survivors and 73.3% of the control group. The female ALL survivors obtained lower BDI scores than did the female controls (P=0.005). No difference was found in GHQ-12 scores between the survivors and the controls. Survivors of ALL reported fewer depressive symptoms and equal mental well-being compared with healthy controls. Our findings support the idea that childhood leukemia survivors' subjective experience of well-being is possibly affected by repressive adaptive style.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estresse Psicológico
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Transtorno Depressivo
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Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol
Assunto da revista:
HEMATOLOGIA
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NEOPLASIAS
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PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Finlândia