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Quality of Life in Cancer Patients: The Modern Psycho-Oncologic Approach for Romania—A Review
Quality of life (QOL) is an important indicator of human satisfaction and well-being. QOL is significantly and persistently affected for patients after a cancer diagnosis. Despite some evidence suggesting that psycho-oncologic interventions can provide lasting benefits, the inclusion of such interve...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10378343/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37504364 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30070504 |
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author | Licu, Monica Ionescu, Claudiu Gabriel Paun, Sorin |
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description | Quality of life (QOL) is an important indicator of human satisfaction and well-being. QOL is significantly and persistently affected for patients after a cancer diagnosis. Despite some evidence suggesting that psycho-oncologic interventions can provide lasting benefits, the inclusion of such interventions in cancer therapy is not universal. This article provides an overview of the known approaches to the evaluation of QOL in cancer patients and various interventions for improving patients’ outcomes, with a focus on the eastern European regional and specific Romanian context. With a mortality rate above and cancer care performance below the EU average and unequally distributed, Romania urgently needs a national coordination program, which is discussed in our review, highlighting the main psychological tools needed for the assessment and the challenges involved in implementing the program. In the end, we suggest some directions for the future development of the psycho-oncologic approach in the context of social considerations, policy, and the unexpected financial challenges the nation provides. |
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spelling | pubmed-103783432023-07-29 Quality of Life in Cancer Patients: The Modern Psycho-Oncologic Approach for Romania—A Review Licu, Monica Ionescu, Claudiu Gabriel Paun, Sorin Curr Oncol Review Quality of life (QOL) is an important indicator of human satisfaction and well-being. QOL is significantly and persistently affected for patients after a cancer diagnosis. Despite some evidence suggesting that psycho-oncologic interventions can provide lasting benefits, the inclusion of such interventions in cancer therapy is not universal. This article provides an overview of the known approaches to the evaluation of QOL in cancer patients and various interventions for improving patients’ outcomes, with a focus on the eastern European regional and specific Romanian context. With a mortality rate above and cancer care performance below the EU average and unequally distributed, Romania urgently needs a national coordination program, which is discussed in our review, highlighting the main psychological tools needed for the assessment and the challenges involved in implementing the program. In the end, we suggest some directions for the future development of the psycho-oncologic approach in the context of social considerations, policy, and the unexpected financial challenges the nation provides. MDPI 2023-07-20 /pmc/articles/PMC10378343/ /pubmed/37504364 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30070504 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Licu, Monica Ionescu, Claudiu Gabriel Paun, Sorin Quality of Life in Cancer Patients: The Modern Psycho-Oncologic Approach for Romania—A Review |
title | Quality of Life in Cancer Patients: The Modern Psycho-Oncologic Approach for Romania—A Review |
title_full | Quality of Life in Cancer Patients: The Modern Psycho-Oncologic Approach for Romania—A Review |
title_fullStr | Quality of Life in Cancer Patients: The Modern Psycho-Oncologic Approach for Romania—A Review |
title_full_unstemmed | Quality of Life in Cancer Patients: The Modern Psycho-Oncologic Approach for Romania—A Review |
title_short | Quality of Life in Cancer Patients: The Modern Psycho-Oncologic Approach for Romania—A Review |
title_sort | quality of life in cancer patients: the modern psycho-oncologic approach for romania—a review |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10378343/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37504364 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30070504 |
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