Fear of cancer recurrence in patients with multiple myeloma: Prevalence and predictors based on a family model analysis.
Psychooncology
; 30(2): 176-184, 2021 02.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a common psychosocial sequela among cancer survivors, but data on patients with multiple myeloma are scarce. This study calculated the prevalence of FCR and identified family and social factors that predict FCR in the study population.METHODS:
We recruited 127 myeloma patients and their partners to participate in a cross-sectional survey from a regional tertiary cancer centre in China. The questionnaires included items on demographic characteristics and from the fear of disease progression simplified scale, family hardiness index and Social Support Scale. Univariate and multivariate regression was used to identify predictors of FCR.RESULTS:
Of the participants, 56.4% patients reported high-level FCR, which was similar to the partner-reported proportion. The partners' FCR was positively associated with the patients' FCR, while family hardiness and social support were statistically significant, negative predictors.CONCLUSIONS:
Interventions to mitigate partners' FCR and improve family hardiness and social support may help with the psychological adjustment and well-being of myeloma patients.Palabras clave
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Miedo
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Supervivientes de Cáncer
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Mieloma Múltiple
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Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article