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2. The use of SCL-k-9 to measure general psychopathology in women and men with skin conditions

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Tonia Samela, Giorgia Cordella, Valeria Antinone, Paride Sarandrea, Anna Rita Giampetruzzi, and Damiano Abeni

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skin diseases, patient-reported measures, psychological screening tool, gender differences, psychology in clinical settings, Psychology, BF1-990
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ObjectivesTo measure general psychopathology in dermatologic outpatients using the Symptom-Checklist-K-9 (SCL-K-9); to investigate whether the SCL-K-9 is able to categorize patients with and without significant non-psychotic disorders; and to perform a single-item analysis of the SCL-K-9, with a focus on gender differences.MethodsCross-sectional study on consecutive dermatological patients. We used two self-administered questionnaires to assess general psychopathology symptoms: General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) and SCL-K-9. Sociodemographic information was collected with standardized forms. The performance of the SCL-K-9 in classifying patients according to their current emotional distress severity was assessed using a ROC procedure. Finally, we measured differences in scores obtained among women and men in SCL-K-9 single items.ResultsA total of 292 patients were studied (71.2% women). We observed statistically significant differences in SCL-K-9 total mean scores and in most single items among genders. We found that it would be more appropriate to use gender-specific cut-offs when using SCL-K-9 to screen dermatological patients for general psychopathology.ConclusionThe SCL-K-9, with its compact format could provide, in a short time, a wide range of information related to critical areas that challenge the mental health of patients with skin diseases.

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2022
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3. Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Preliminary Validation of Upper Limb Lymphedema Quality of Life Questionnaire (ULL-27) in Italian Female Patients with Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema

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Tonia Samela, Roberto Bartoletti, Valeria Antinone, Daniele Aloisi, Elena Sofia Papanikolaou, Chiara Quintavalle, Federica De Galitiis, Damiano Abeni, and Paolo Marchetti

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Cross-Cultural Comparison, Upper Extremity, Italy, Breast Cancer Lymphedema, Surveys and Questionnaires, Quality of Life, Humans, Reproducibility of Results, Female, Breast Neoplasms, Lymphedema, Middle Aged, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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2022
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4. Patient-caregiver relationship in cancer fatigue and distress. A dyadic approach

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Paolo Taurisano, Rossana L. De Feudis, Giusi Graziano, Nicola Marzano, Antonietta Curci, Antonella Fidanzio, Maria Antonietta Annunziata, Valeria Antinone, Simona Brovelli, Mariagrazia Carone, Luigi Cavanna, Claudia Cormio, Arturo Cuomo, Valentina Di Mattei, Annarita Di Silvestre, Alessandro Lettini, Antonio Petrone, Maria Carmela Scriminaci, Paolo Tralongo, Maria Fara De Caro, and Tiziana Lanciano

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General Psychology
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It has been shown that a reciprocal relationship between cancer patients and their family caregivers positively decreases distress in both. In this context we tried to explore the role of relationship reciprocity in the dyad members’ symptoms of fatigue and distress (anxiety and depression). Specifically, we aimed to assess the implications of relationship reciprocity testing the link between the various measurements of patient Quality of Life (QoL) and caregiver burden and the other measures of fatigue, distress, and relationship reciprocity. Moreover we aimed to examine the inter-relatedness of patients’ and caregivers’ relationship reciprocity with their own as well as fatigue and distress of the dyads. A convenience sample of 545 adult cancer patients and their caregivers from 15 cancer centers were examined using a cross-sectional design. Participants were administered dyadic measures (fatigue, distress, relationship reciprocity) and individual measures (patients’ QoL and caregivers’ burden). Patients’ QoL and caregivers’ Burden were associated with fatigue, distress and relationship reciprocity. The Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) revealed that each person’s relationship reciprocity was associated with their own distress and fatigue (actor effects); only caregivers’ relationship reciprocity was associated with patients’ fatigue and distress (partner effects). These findings suggest that the implication of the caregiving relationship for fatigue symptoms in both - patients and caregivers - appears worth of investigation.

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2022
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