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Luo M, Lin S, Li Z, Wu L, Chen L, Yang Q, Fan Y. The mediating role of loneliness between psychological resilience and health-related quality of life among patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a cross-sectional study using structural equation modeling. BMC Psychiatry 2024; 24:668. [PMID: 39385186 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-024-06036-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2024] [Indexed: 10/11/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Cancer patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has always been a hot discussion spot. Loneliness and psychological resilience are considered to be significant psychosocial factors impacting the HRQoL of the cancer population. However, there is a lack of studies on the interrelationship among loneliness, resilience, and HRQoL in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). This study aims to explore the relationship between resilience and HRQoL among NPC patients and to recognize the potential mediating role of loneliness in this relationship. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed in this study. A convenience sampling method was conducted to recruit participants. A total of 155 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma were required to complete the socio-demographic questionnaire, the Cancer Loneliness Scale (CLS), the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10), and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Quality of Life Questionnaire C-30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) from April 2022 to August 2022 in a tertiary grade A hospital in Guangzhou, China. The multiple linear regression analysis was used to identify influencing factors, and structural equation modeling with the bootstrap method was performed to test the mediating role of loneliness. This study complied with the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines. RESULTS HRQoL was at a median level among NPC patients, with a mean score of 64.19 (24.38) on the Global health status/quality of life (GHS/QoL) scale. Monthly household income (B = 4.973, P < 0.001), cancer stage (B=-4.342, P = 0.004), psychological resilience (B = 0.914, P < 0.001), and loneliness (B =-1.083, P < 0.001) were independent factors related to HRQoL, explaining 36.7% of the variance of HRQoL. Psychological resilience exerted its direct negative impact on loneliness (β = -0.199, BC95%CI = -0.318/-0.089), and it also had a both direct and indirect positive impact on HRQoL (β = 0.653, BC95%CI = 0.423/0.912; β = 0.142, BC95%CI = 0.046/0.296). Loneliness exerted a partially mediating impact on the relationship between psychological resilience and HRQoL. CONCLUSIONS NPC patients with higher monthly household, early stages of cancer, higher resilience, and lower loneliness show a better HRQoL. Resilience has an indirect positive impact on HRQoL by influencing loneliness in NPC patients. It is suggested that healthcare staff should strive to enhancing resilience and reducing loneliness as new strategies to promote NPC patients' HRQoL further.
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- Mengna Luo
- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Nursing and Health, Nanfang College Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.
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Alwhaibi A, Alenazi MA, Alnofaie SD, Aldekhail AM, Alanazi RJ, Alghadeer S, Alghamdi AA, Alanazi SA. Real-World Comparison of Health-Related Quality of Life Associated with Use of Immune-Checkpoint Inhibitors in Oncology Patients. J Clin Med 2024; 13:4918. [PMID: 39201062 PMCID: PMC11355607 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13164918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2024] [Revised: 08/14/2024] [Accepted: 08/16/2024] [Indexed: 09/02/2024] Open
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Background: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) offer a new treatment approach for cancer, with an improvement in patient survival. However, it remains unclear whether their use impacts the quality of life of treated patients. This study aims to compare the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients treated with different anti-PD-1 and anti-PD-L1 drugs, including several single or combination therapies. Methods: This is a prospective observational study conducted with adult cancer patients who received at least one dose of anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1. The HRQoL of all adult patients was assessed using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 module (QLQ-C30), version 3, Arabic version. Results: A total of 199 patients were found to be eligible for this study. Of these, 93 patients (82 on a single medication and 11 on multiple ICIs) completed the questionnaire, with a response rate of 46.7%. The majority of patients were treated with pembrolizumab (39.8%), followed by a smaller number treated with nivolumab (35.5%). Most of the patients were diagnosed with solid and advanced malignancies-88.2% (p = 0.023) and 87.1% (p = 0.021), respectively-with a significant difference between treatment groups. The median functioning score was 84.7%, with no significant difference between treatment groups (p = 0.752). Fatigue and pain were noted in >50% of patients, influencing the overall cohort's score related to these symptoms, with scores of 88.8% and 83.3%, respectively. Although a non-significant variation was found in the scores of all combined symptoms among all groups, ranging from 82.1% to 90.4% (p = 0.931), patients receiving anti-PD-1 + anti-PD-L1 tended to more frequently complain about fatigue, pain, dyspnea, and constipation and hence, exhibited the worst, yet non-significant, scores compared to those of the other groups, with p = 0.234, p = 0.79, p = 0.704, and p = 0.86, respectively. All combined groups scored 83.3% on the global health scale. Nevertheless, the nivolumab-treated patients scored 75%, which was the worst global health score compared with those of the other groups, but this score was not statistically significant (p = 0.809). Conclusions: Our findings revealed no significant difference in the impact of different ICIs on the HRQoL of cancer patients. However, a larger number of cases would be necessary to provide a robust analysis and to yield conclusive results.
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- Abdulrahman Alwhaibi
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (A.M.A.); (S.A.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia;
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- Information Technology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (A.M.A.); (S.A.)
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- Pharmacy Practice Department, College of Pharmacy, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (A.M.A.); (S.A.)
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- Pharmaceutical Services Department, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh 11159, Saudi Arabia;
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- College of Pharmacy, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 14611, Saudi Arabia;
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Bozcuk HŞ, Alemdar MS. Solving the puzzle of quality of life in cancer: integrating causal inference and machine learning for data-driven insights. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2024; 22:60. [PMID: 39113111 PMCID: PMC11304933 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-024-02274-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 07/11/2024] [Indexed: 08/11/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Understanding the determinants of global quality of life in cancer patients is crucial for improving their overall well-being. While correlations between various factors and quality of life have been established, the causal relationships remain largely unexplored. This study aimed to identify the causal factors influencing global quality of life in cancer patients and compare them with known correlative factors. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire data, alongside demographic and disease-related features, collected from new cancer patients during their initial visit to an oncology outpatient clinic. Correlations with global quality of life were identified using univariate and multivariate regression analyses. Causal inference analysis was performed using two approaches. First, we employed the Dowhy Python library for causal analysis, incorporating prior information and manual characterization of an acyclic graph. Second, we utilized the Linear Non-Gaussian Acyclic Model (LiNGAM) machine learning algorithm from the Lingam Python library, which automatically generated an acyclic graph without prior information. The significance level was set at p < 0.05. RESULTS Multivariate analysis of 469 new admissions revealed that disease stage, role functioning, emotional functioning, social functioning, fatigue, pain and diarrhea were linked with global quality of life. The most influential direct causal factors were emotional functioning, social functioning, and physical functioning, while the most influential indirect factors were physical functioning, emotional functioning, and fatigue. Additionally, the most prominent total causal factors were identified as type of cancer (diagnosis), cancer stage, and sex, with total causal effect ratios of -9.47, -4.67, and - 1.48, respectively. The LiNGAM algorithm identified type of cancer (diagnosis), nausea and vomiting and social functioning as significant, with total causal effect ratios of -9.47, -0.42, and 0.42, respectively. CONCLUSIONS This study identified that causal factors for global quality of life in new cancer patients are distinct from correlative factors. Understanding these causal relationships could provide valuable insights into the complex dynamics of quality of life in cancer patients and guide targeted interventions to improve their well-being.
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- Hakan Şat Bozcuk
- Dept. of Medical Oncology, Medical Park Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
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Zhao M, Liu FX, Wang XL, Gao YH, Li X. A Cross-Sectional Survey on Psychological Health and Influencing Factors Among 2628 Asymptomatic and Mild COVID-19 Patients in Fangcang Shelter Hospital. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2024; 20:69-81. [PMID: 38249525 PMCID: PMC10799643 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s446223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Purpose The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains a global public health concern. Many people have been forced to change their lifestyles, which has led to psychological and sleep problem. This study aims to investigate the psychological health problems and factors among patients in the Fangcang Shelter Hospital (FSH) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients and Methods A Cross-Sectional survey was conducted to investigate the sleep, anxiety, depression and stress disorders of 2628 asymptomatic and mild patients treated in FSH of Zhengzhou, Henan Province, from 30 October to 6 December 2022, by scanning a WeChat two-dimensional code. Sociodemographic data and influencing factors in FSH were collected, Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), and Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) were administered. Descriptive statistics, t-tests or analysis of variance, Spearman or Pearson correlation analysis, and multivariate regression analysis were used to explore the relationships between different variables and their impact on psychological health indicators. Results The proportions of patients with insomnia, depressive disorder, anxiety, and stress disorders were 33.49%, 35.80%, 31.74%, and 43.57%, respectively. Spearman correlation analysis demonstrated that factors such as gender, higher education level, positive nucleic acid test results, longer illness duration, underlying diseases, and extended electronic device use were associated with elevated psychological distress scores. Notably, within FSH, extended exposure to light, a noisy environment, and sleep schedule management significantly impacted the prevalence of insomnia, depression, anxiety, and stress disorders (p<0.01). Multivariable binary logistic regression analysis identified higher education level, light exposure, noisy environment, sleep management, and electronic device usage as the primary risk factors for psychological distress. Conclusion Patients in FSH face psychological distress influenced by sociodemographic factors, environment, and lifestyle, highlighting the need for integrated psychological support in healthcare, particularly in temporary medical facilities during crises.
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- Min Zhao
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, People’s Republic of China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, People’s Republic of China
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- The First Clinical Medical School, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, People’s Republic of China
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- The First Clinical Medical School, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Research Units of Infectious Disease and Microecology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Bayked EM, Yimam MG, Yalew ZM, Toleha HN, Zewdie S. Quality of life and associated factors among patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy at Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, North-East Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. Front Oncol 2024; 13:1288166. [PMID: 38260840 PMCID: PMC10801045 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1288166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Background Cancer is a major public health problem around the world. Cancer by itself and its treatment modalities affect the quality of life (QoL) of patients with it. However, there were a paucity of studies about the QoL of patients receiving chemotherapeutic treatment in Ethiopia. This study was aimed at addressing such a gap. Accordingly, we investigated QoL and associated factors among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy at Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital (DCSH), North East Ethiopia, in 2023. Methods We employed a cross-sectional study from April 1 to May 30, 2023. The data was collected using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core QoL Questionnaire, version 3.0 (EORTC QLQ-C30). The data was entered and cleaned using EpiData version 4.6 and exported to Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 27 for analysis. The association between the dependent and independent variables was determined using Odds Ratios (ORs) at a p value < 0.05 with a 95% CI. Results Data was collected from 394 patients. Their mean summary QoL score was 36.3 ± 9.0. About 39.3% demonstrated a good QoL summary score, whereas 60.7% were impacted by symptoms. A good functional QoL score was observed in 42.6% of the participants. About 54.8% and 31.7% reported good overall health status and good overall QoL, respectively. The most impacted functional domain was social functioning, affecting 64.5% of participants. The most common symptom was diarrhea, affecting 65.5% of the participants. Secondary school education level (Adjusted Odds Ratio-AOR = 3.16, 95% CI: 1.14-8.81), diploma and above education level (AOR = 4.90, 95% CI: 1.29-18.62), and urban residency (AOR = 1.74, 95% CI: 1.07-2.82) had a significant positive association with QoL, while being a civil servant (AOR = 0.13, 95% CI: 0.04-0.49), having stage III cancer (AOR = 0.14, 95% CI: 0.05-0.39), and stage IV cancer (AOR = 0.16, 95% 0.06-0.44) had a significant negative association with it. Conclusion The QoL for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy was significantly low and associated with their level of education, occupational status, area of residence, and stage of cancer. Incorporating psychosocial support is thus crucial in their treatment plans.
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- Ewunetie Mekashaw Bayked
- Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS), Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
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- Department of Oncology, Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital (DCSH), Dessie, Ethiopia
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- Department of Comprehensive Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS), Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS), Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Science, Injibara University, Injibara, Ethiopia
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