[Course of psychosocial distress and health-related quality of life in patients at different age groups during cancer rehabilitation]
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[Course of psychosocial distress and health-related quality of life in patients at different age groups during cancer rehabilitation]. / Krüger, Alexander; Leibbrand, Birgit; Barth, Jürgen; Berger, Dieter; Lehmann, Claudia; Koch, Uwe; Mehnert, Anja.
In: Z PSYCHOSOM MED PSYC, Vol. 55, No. 2, 2, 2009, p. 141-161.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - [Course of psychosocial distress and health-related quality of life in patients at different age groups during cancer rehabilitation]
AU - Krüger, Alexander
AU - Leibbrand, Birgit
AU - Barth, Jürgen
AU - Berger, Dieter
AU - Lehmann, Claudia
AU - Koch, Uwe
AU - Mehnert, Anja
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - OBJECTIVES: This study investigates psychosocial distress and health-related quality of life in younger (up to 40 years), middle-aged (up to 50 years), and elderly cancer patients (up to 60 years). METHODS: 637 patients (94%women, 75% breast-cancer patients) completed validated questionnaires measuring distress, anxiety, depression, fear of progression, and quality of life at the beginning (T0) and the end (T1) of a cancer rehabilitation program (T0/T1 response rate: 72 %) as well as at 1-year follow-up (T2) (n = 485, T2 response rate: 76 %). RESULTS: Patients in the different age groups did not differ significantly in psychosocial distress at T0 except for fear of progression, which is lower among the younger age group. Elderly patients have a significantly lower physical quality of life. At the beginning of the rehabilitation program, patients in all age groups were significantly more anxious compared to population-based normative values, whereas higher depression was found only in younger and middle-aged patients. Patients in all age groups have a significantly lower quality of life compared to population-based normative values. In particular, large effect sizes were found for physical functioning domains. Patients in all age groups improve significantly in psychosocial distress and quality of life over time; however, significant interaction effects between age group and time were not observed in psychosocial distress and quality of life. CONCLUSIONS: Age differences are predominantly observed in physical quality-of-life dimensions rather than in psychosocial distress. This finding should be considered for the development of rehabilitation services.
AB - OBJECTIVES: This study investigates psychosocial distress and health-related quality of life in younger (up to 40 years), middle-aged (up to 50 years), and elderly cancer patients (up to 60 years). METHODS: 637 patients (94%women, 75% breast-cancer patients) completed validated questionnaires measuring distress, anxiety, depression, fear of progression, and quality of life at the beginning (T0) and the end (T1) of a cancer rehabilitation program (T0/T1 response rate: 72 %) as well as at 1-year follow-up (T2) (n = 485, T2 response rate: 76 %). RESULTS: Patients in the different age groups did not differ significantly in psychosocial distress at T0 except for fear of progression, which is lower among the younger age group. Elderly patients have a significantly lower physical quality of life. At the beginning of the rehabilitation program, patients in all age groups were significantly more anxious compared to population-based normative values, whereas higher depression was found only in younger and middle-aged patients. Patients in all age groups have a significantly lower quality of life compared to population-based normative values. In particular, large effect sizes were found for physical functioning domains. Patients in all age groups improve significantly in psychosocial distress and quality of life over time; however, significant interaction effects between age group and time were not observed in psychosocial distress and quality of life. CONCLUSIONS: Age differences are predominantly observed in physical quality-of-life dimensions rather than in psychosocial distress. This finding should be considered for the development of rehabilitation services.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 55
SP - 141
EP - 161
JO - Z PSYCHOSOM MED PSYC
JF - Z PSYCHOSOM MED PSYC
SN - 1438-3608
IS - 2
M1 - 2
ER -