[Resilience, Fear of Progression and Psychosocial Distress in Patients with Breast Cancer and Gynecological Tumors Seeking a Second Opinion]. / Resilienz, Progredienzangst und psychische Belastungen bei Patientinnen mit Brustkrebs und gynäkologischen Tumoren, die eine ärztliche Zweitmeinung einholen.
Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol
; 69(7): 293-300, 2019 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-30326537
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The objective of the study was to find out about psychological distress, fear of progression, and resilience levels in patients with breast cancer and gynecological tumors asking for a second opinion concerning their oncological treatment.METHODS:
158 female cancer patients were assessed for those parameters in a questionnaire survey comprising SOC-13, FoP-Q-SF, and the NCCN distress thermometer.RESULTS:
16.2% of the breast cancer patients and 20.5% of the patients with gynecological tumors suffered from dysfunctional fear of progression, 70.4% of the breast cancer patients and 80.6% of the patients with gynecological tumors were highly distressed. The patients did not differ significantly in their resilience levels from a representative sample of the general population.DISCUSSION:
Strong disease-related fear and distress were found in participating patients seeking a second medical opinion.CONCLUSIONS:
Further study of the connection between psychological variables and the decision for a second oncological opinion seems crucial concerning implications for doctor-patient-communication.
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
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Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article