Cancer-and-treatment-specific distress and its impact on posttraumatic stress in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)
Cancer-and-treatment-specific distress and its impact on posttraumatic stress in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)
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10.1002/pon.4295
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发表时间:
2017-08-01
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3.6
通讯作者:
Mehnert, Anja
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作者:
Kuba, Katharina;Esser, Peter;Mehnert, Anja
Background: In this prospective multicenter study, we investigated cancer-and-treatment-specific distress (CTXD) and its impact on symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).Methods: Patients were consulted before (T0, N = 239), 3 (T1, N = 150), and 12months (T2, N = 102) after HSCT. Medical (eg, diagnosis and pretreatment) and demographic information, CTXD and PTSD (PCL-C) were assessed.Results: Random intercept models revealed that the sum score of CTXD was highest pre-HSCT (T0), decreased by T1 (gamma = -.18, 95% CI [-.26/-.09]), and by T2 (gamma = -.10, 95% CI [-.20/-.00]). Uncertainty, family strain, and health burden were rated most distressing during HSCT. Uncertainty and family strain decreased from T0 to T1 (gamma = -.30, 95% CI [-.42/-.17]; = -.10, 95% CI [-.20/-.00]) and health burden from T1 to T2 (gamma = -.21, 95% CI [-.36/.05]). Women were more likely to report uncertainty (gamma = .38, 95% CI [.19/.58]), family strain (gamma = .38, 95% CI [.19/.58]), and concerns regarding appearance and sexuality (gamma = .31, 95% CI [.14/.47]) than men. Uncertainty (gamma = .18, 95% CI [.12/.24]), appearance and sexuality (gamma = .09, 95% CI [.01/.16]), and health burden (gamma = .21, 95% CI [.14/.27]) emerged as predictors of PTSD symptomatology across the 3 assessment points.Conclusions: Our data provide first evidence regarding the course of 6 dimensions of CTXD during HSCT and their impact on PTSD symptomatology. Specifically, results emphasize the major burden of uncertainty pre-HSCT and the impact of uncertainty and concerns regarding appearance and sexuality on PTSD symptomatology.