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Fear of cancer recurrence in patients with multiple myeloma: Prevalence and predictors based on a family model analysis
- Source :
- Psycho-Oncology
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2020.
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Abstract
- Objective Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a common psychosocial sequela among cancer survivors, but data on patients with multiple myeloma are scarce. This study calculated the prevalence of FCR and identified family and social factors that predict FCR in the study population. Methods We recruited 127 myeloma patients and their partners to participate in a cross‐sectional survey from a regional tertiary cancer centre in China. The questionnaires included items on demographic characteristics and from the fear of disease progression simplified scale, family hardiness index and Social Support Scale. Univariate and multivariate regression was used to identify predictors of FCR. Results Of the participants, 56.4% patients reported high‐level FCR, which was similar to the partner‐reported proportion. The partners' FCR was positively associated with the patients' FCR, while family hardiness and social support were statistically significant, negative predictors. Conclusions Interventions to mitigate partners' FCR and improve family hardiness and social support may help with the psychological adjustment and well‐being of myeloma patients.
- Subjects :
- Paper
Adult
Male
China
Psychological intervention
fear of cancer recurrence
chemical and pharmacologic phenomena
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Models, Psychological
03 medical and health sciences
Social support
0302 clinical medicine
Cancer Survivors
Risk Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Prevalence
cancer
Humans
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Multiple myeloma
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
business.industry
Cancer
Sequela
Fear
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
multiple myeloma
Psychiatry and Mental health
Hardiness (psychological)
Cross-Sectional Studies
Sexual Partners
Oncology
psycho‐oncology
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Papers
Population study
Female
family factors
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
business
Psychosocial
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10991611 and 10579249
- Volume :
- 30
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Psycho-Oncology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....69c9f2f5ba459979f1da03f1b4116b14