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[Mental Health Determines the Quality of Life in Patients With Cancer-Related Neuropathic Pain in Quito, Ecuador].
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Revista colombiana de psiquiatria [Rev Colomb Psiquiatr] 2017 Jul - Sep; Vol. 46 (3), pp. 154-160. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Aug 16. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Objective: To identify the main factors determining the health related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with cancer-related neuropathic pain in a tertiary care hospital.<br />Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study was performed on a sample of 237 patients meeting criteria for cancer-related neuropathic pain. Clinical and demographic variables were recorded including, cancer type, stage, time since diagnosis, pain intensity, physical functionality with the Palliative Performance Scale (PPS), and anxiety and depression with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Their respective correlation coefficients (r) with HRQL assessed with the SF-36v2 Questionnaire were then calculated. Linear regression equations were then constructed with the variables that showed an r≥.5 with the HRQL.<br />Results: The HRQL scores of the sample were 39.3±9.1 (Physical Component) and 45.5±13.8 (Mental Component). Anxiety and depression strongly correlated with the mental component (r=-.641 and r=-.741, respectively) while PPS score correlated with the physical component (r=.617). The linear regression model that better explained the variance of the mental component was designed combining the Anxiety and Depression variables (R=77.3%; P<.001).<br />Conclusions: The strong influence of psychiatric comorbidity on the HRQL of patients with cancer-related neuropathic pain makes an integral management plan essential for these patients to include interventions for its timely diagnosis and treatment.<br /> (Copyright © 2016 Asociación Colombiana de Psiquiatría. Publicado por Elsevier España. All rights reserved.)
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- Adult
Aged
Anxiety epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression epidemiology
Ecuador epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms complications
Neoplasms psychology
Neuralgia etiology
Pain Measurement
Surveys and Questionnaires
Cancer Pain psychology
Mental Health
Neuralgia psychology
Quality of Life
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- Language :
- Spanish; Castilian
- ISSN :
- 0034-7450
- Volume :
- 46
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- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Revista colombiana de psiquiatria
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28728799
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcp.2016.07.002