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High fear of cancer recurrence in Chinese newly diagnosed cancer patients

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Date
09/06/2020
Author
Luo, Xian
Li, Wengao
Yang, Yuan
Humphris, Gerald
Zeng, Lijuan
Zhang, Zijun
Garg, Samradhvi
Zhang, Bin
Sun, Hengwen
Keywords
Cancer
Chinese
Fear of recurrence
Newly diagnosed
Structural equation modeling
RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
BF Psychology
NDAS
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Background: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is common among cancer patients and of high clinical relevance. This study explores the prevalence and correlates of FCR in Chinese newly diagnosed cancer population. Methods: This is a multicentre, cross-sectional study that includes 996 patients with mixed cancer diagnosis. All recently diagnosed patients completed a questionnaire consisting of the following: Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form (FoP-Q-SF), General Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (GAD-7), and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Univariate analyses, multivariate logistic regression analyses, and structural equation modeling (SEM) was performed to examine the association between tested variables and FCR. Results: Of the 996 patients, 643 (64.6%) reported high FCR (scored ≥ 34 in the FoP-Q-SF). Chemotherapy (OR = 1.941), Childhood severe illness experience (OR = 2.802), depressive (OR = 1.153), and anxiety (OR = 1.249) symptoms were positively associated with high FCR, while higher monthly income (OR = 0.592) was negatively associated with high FCR. SEM indicated that emotional disturbances (anxiety and depression) directly influenced FCR, while emotional disturbances partly mediated the association between personal monthly income and FCR. Conclusion: High FCR is a frequently reported problem among newly diagnosed cancer patients. Various factors increased the likelihood of the development of FCR. Flexible psychological interventions are needed for patients with high FCR.
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Luo , X , Li , W , Yang , Y , Humphris , G , Zeng , L , Zhang , Z , Garg , S , Zhang , B & Sun , H 2020 , ' High fear of cancer recurrence in Chinese newly diagnosed cancer patients ' , Frontiers in Psychology , vol. 11 , 1287 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01287
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Frontiers in Psychology
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01287
ISSN
1664-1078
Type
Journal article
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Copyright © 2020 Luo, Li, Yang, Humphris, Zeng, Zhang, Garg, Zhang and Sun. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Authors thank the President Foundation of Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University (2007L001), and the Guangzhou Science and Technology Project (201804010132) for funding the study.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/20142

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