Door annelies_verachtert op Ma, 30/06/2014 - 00:00
Abstract: The primary aim of this retrospective study was to determine levels of psychological distress and quality of life (QoL) immediately prior to allogeneic stem cell transplantation. The secondary aim was to examine the demographic, medical and psychosocial factors that were correlated with various QoL domains at this stage of treatment.
Door annelies_verachtert op Ma, 30/06/2014 - 00:00
Abstract:This study examined whether workplace support, sociodemographic factors and co- morbidity are associated with early retirement or non-employment due to other reasons among breast cancer survivors. We also compared quality of life and chronic symptoms (pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression) among employed, retired and other non-employed breast cancer survivors.
Door annelies_verachtert op Ma, 30/06/2014 - 00:00
Abstract: Longitudinal neuropsychological assessments were performed to determine if adjuvant chemotherapy was associated with cognitive dysfunction in men with non-seminomatous germ cell tumors (NSGCT).
Methods: Patients with NSGCT status post-orchiectomy that either received adjuvant chemotherapy (n = 55) or did not (n = 14) were recruited. Patients were tested before chemotherapy, 1 week post- chemotherapy (or 3 months later in the surveillance group) and 12 months after the baseline evaluation.
Door annelies_verachtert op Ma, 30/06/2014 - 00:00
Abstract: Newly diagnosed patients with cancer require education about the disease, the available treat- ments and potential consequences of treatment. Greater understanding of cancer risk has been found to be associated with greater health-related quality of life, improved psychological adjustment and greater health-related behaviours. The aim of this sytematic review was to assess the effectiveness of educational interventions in improving subjective cancer risk perception and to appraise the quality of the studies.
Door annelies_verachtert op Vr, 30/05/2014 - 00:00
Abstract: To identify the factors underlying prostate cancer (PCa) patients’ depression–anxiety, sexual problems, urinary dysfunction and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)-linked breast changes and hot flushes, and test these as predictors of loss of masculinity (LoM) over 36 months following diagnosis.
Door annelies_verachtert op Vr, 30/05/2014 - 00:00
Abstract: Greater mental health symptomatology of Latina breast cancer (LBC) patients along with the paucity of intervention trials to reduce distress underscores the scientific and practice gaps in comprehensive care. This trial investigated the effect of a paraprofessionally delivered, telephonic-based psycho-educational intervention on depressive symptoms among LBC patients.
