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Assessment of depression, anxiety and fatigue in Tunisian patients in recovery from colon cancer and their impact on quality of life
PURPOSE: Colon cancer survivors can experience several post-treatment consequences that include fatigue and often report severe psychological illnesses such as depression or anxiety. There is little published quantitative data on the quality of life and psychological well-being associated with the h...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9444694/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36064985 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00432-022-04334-1 |
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author | Chamsi, Amal Ezzaairi, Faten Sahli, Jihene Belaid, Imtinene Ammar, Nouha Bourigua, Rym Hochlaf, Makram Ben Fatma, Leila Chabchoub, Imene Ben Ahmed, Slim |
author_facet | Chamsi, Amal Ezzaairi, Faten Sahli, Jihene Belaid, Imtinene Ammar, Nouha Bourigua, Rym Hochlaf, Makram Ben Fatma, Leila Chabchoub, Imene Ben Ahmed, Slim |
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description | PURPOSE: Colon cancer survivors can experience several post-treatment consequences that include fatigue and often report severe psychological illnesses such as depression or anxiety. There is little published quantitative data on the quality of life and psychological well-being associated with the health of Tunisian colon cancer survivors. METHODS: A total of 60 recovering colon cancer patients underwent a structured interview, which included the Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HADS) scale, the Piper fatigue scale and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30). RESULTS: Patients were 59.26 years old on average. The median length of remission was 33.3 months. Surgery was performed on all patients, followed by 96.7% adjuvant chemotherapy. 15.1% of study participants were in the severe category for the depression score and 10% were in this category for the anxiety score. Ninety-one percent reported pathological fatigue scores on the Piper scale. However, only 8.33% were experiencing severe fatigue. According to the QLQ-C30 assessment, the overall quality of life was slightly impaired with an overall average score of 79.54 ± 16.98. Anxiety, depression and fatigue negatively affect global health outcomes and all their dimensions. CONCLUSION: Even in the recovery phase, colon cancer patients can see their quality of life deteriorate. It comes out of their psychological experience and their physical life. It is, therefore, crucial to provide greater attention to these patients for holistic and multi-disciplinary care. |
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spelling | pubmed-94446942022-09-06 Assessment of depression, anxiety and fatigue in Tunisian patients in recovery from colon cancer and their impact on quality of life Chamsi, Amal Ezzaairi, Faten Sahli, Jihene Belaid, Imtinene Ammar, Nouha Bourigua, Rym Hochlaf, Makram Ben Fatma, Leila Chabchoub, Imene Ben Ahmed, Slim J Cancer Res Clin Oncol Research PURPOSE: Colon cancer survivors can experience several post-treatment consequences that include fatigue and often report severe psychological illnesses such as depression or anxiety. There is little published quantitative data on the quality of life and psychological well-being associated with the health of Tunisian colon cancer survivors. METHODS: A total of 60 recovering colon cancer patients underwent a structured interview, which included the Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HADS) scale, the Piper fatigue scale and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30). RESULTS: Patients were 59.26 years old on average. The median length of remission was 33.3 months. Surgery was performed on all patients, followed by 96.7% adjuvant chemotherapy. 15.1% of study participants were in the severe category for the depression score and 10% were in this category for the anxiety score. Ninety-one percent reported pathological fatigue scores on the Piper scale. However, only 8.33% were experiencing severe fatigue. According to the QLQ-C30 assessment, the overall quality of life was slightly impaired with an overall average score of 79.54 ± 16.98. Anxiety, depression and fatigue negatively affect global health outcomes and all their dimensions. CONCLUSION: Even in the recovery phase, colon cancer patients can see their quality of life deteriorate. It comes out of their psychological experience and their physical life. It is, therefore, crucial to provide greater attention to these patients for holistic and multi-disciplinary care. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022-09-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9444694/ /pubmed/36064985 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00432-022-04334-1 Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2022, Springer Nature or its licensor holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law. This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Research Chamsi, Amal Ezzaairi, Faten Sahli, Jihene Belaid, Imtinene Ammar, Nouha Bourigua, Rym Hochlaf, Makram Ben Fatma, Leila Chabchoub, Imene Ben Ahmed, Slim Assessment of depression, anxiety and fatigue in Tunisian patients in recovery from colon cancer and their impact on quality of life |
title | Assessment of depression, anxiety and fatigue in Tunisian patients in recovery from colon cancer and their impact on quality of life |
title_full | Assessment of depression, anxiety and fatigue in Tunisian patients in recovery from colon cancer and their impact on quality of life |
title_fullStr | Assessment of depression, anxiety and fatigue in Tunisian patients in recovery from colon cancer and their impact on quality of life |
title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of depression, anxiety and fatigue in Tunisian patients in recovery from colon cancer and their impact on quality of life |
title_short | Assessment of depression, anxiety and fatigue in Tunisian patients in recovery from colon cancer and their impact on quality of life |
title_sort | assessment of depression, anxiety and fatigue in tunisian patients in recovery from colon cancer and their impact on quality of life |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9444694/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36064985 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00432-022-04334-1 |
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