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- Ander, Malin, et al.
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Development of health-related quality of life and symptoms of anxiety and depression among persons diagnosed with cancer during adolescence : a 10-year follow-up study
- 2016
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Ingår i: Psycho-Oncology. - : Wiley. - 1057-9249 .- 1099-1611. ; 25:5, s. 582-589
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: The main aim was to investigate the development of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and symptoms of anxiety and depression in a cohort diagnosed with cancer during adolescence from shortly after up to 10 years after diagnosis.Methods: Participants (n = 61) completed the SF-36 and the HADS shortly; six, 12, and 18 months; and two, three, four, and 10 years (n = 28) after diagnosis. Polynomial change trajectories were used to model development.Results: Polynomial change trajectories showed an initial increase which abated over time into a decrease which abated over time for the SF-36 subscales Mental Health and Vitality; an initial decline which abated over time into an increase for HADS anxiety; and an initial decline which abated over time into an increase which abated over time for HADS depression. The SF-36 mental component summary showed no change from two to 10 years after diagnosis whereas the SF-36 physical component summary showed an increase from two years after diagnosis which declined over time. Ten years after diagnosis 29% reported possible anxiety.Conclusions: Development of HRQOL and symptoms of anxiety and depression appears to be nonlinear among persons diagnosed with cancer during adolescence. Well into permanent survivorship an increase in symptoms of anxiety is shown and approximately a third of the participants report possible anxiety. The findings indicate the need for: studies designed to pinpoint the times of highest psychological risk, clinical follow-up focusing on psychological problems, and development of effective psychological interventions for survivors of adolescent cancer
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- Engvall, Gunn, et al.
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Are nurses and physicians able to assess which strategies adolescents recently diagnosed with cancer use to cope with disease- and treatment-related distress?
- 2011
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Ingår i: Supportive Care in Cancer. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0941-4355 .- 1433-7339. ; 19:5, s. 605-611
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- PURPOSE: It was examined whether nurses and physicians are able to identify whether adolescents with cancer have used certain strategies to cope with disease- and treatment-related distress. METHOD: Adolescents (N = 48) were asked whether they had used a number of strategies to cope with disease- and treatment-related distress and, if so, the extent to which they had used these. Nurses and physicians were asked to answer the same questions on behalf of a certain adolescent. RESULTS: Nurses overestimate the extent to which adolescents use strategies to cope with distress, and neither nurses nor physicians, physicians somewhat more, are successful in identifying the extent to which certain adolescents use strategies. CONCLUSION: Health-care staff's possibilities to assess how patients cope with disease- and treatment-related distress should be increased. A number of changes in education and the organization of clinical care, especially with regard to assessing patients' needs, are suggested.
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- Engvall, Gunn, et al.
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Cancer during adolescence : negative and positive consequences reported three and four years after diagnosis
- 2011
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Ingår i: PLOS ONE. - : Public Library of Science (PLoS). - 1932-6203. ; 6:12, s. e29001-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Persons diagnosed with cancer during adolescence have reported negative and positive cancer-related consequences two years after diagnosis. The overall aim was to longitudinally describe negative and positive cancer-related consequences reported by the same persons three and four years after diagnosis. A secondary aim was to explore whether reports of using vs. not using certain coping strategies shortly after diagnosis are related to reporting or not reporting certain consequences four years after diagnosis. Thirty-two participants answered questions about coping strategies shortly after diagnosis and negative and positive consequences three and four years after diagnosis. Answers about consequences were analysed with content analysis, potential relations between coping strategies and consequences were analysed by Fisher's exact test. The great majority reported negative and positive consequences three and four years after diagnosis and the findings indicate stability over time with regard to perceived consequences during the extended phase of survival. Findings reveal a potential relation between seeking information shortly after diagnosis and reporting a more positive view of life four years after diagnosis and not using fighting spirit shortly after diagnosis and not reporting good self-esteem and good relations four years after diagnosis. It is concluded that concomitant negative and positive cancer-related consequences appear stable over time in the extended phase of survival and that dialectical forces of negative and positive as well as distress and growth often go hand-in-hand after a trauma such as cancer during adolescence.
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- Engvall, Gunn, et al.
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Findings on how adolescents cope with cancer : a matter of methodology?
- 2011
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Ingår i: Psycho-Oncology. - : Wiley. - 1057-9249 .- 1099-1611. ; 20:10, s. 1053-1060
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objectives: The various conclusions drawn from previous studies on how adolescents cope with cancer might partly be explained by methodological issues. The aim was to explore how adolescents recently diagnosed with cancer report that they cope with disease- and treatment-related distress in response to closed- and open-ended questions, respectively.Methods: Adolescents diagnosed with cancer 4-8 weeks ago (N=56) answered closed- and open-ended questions over the telephone about which coping strategies they use to cope with physical concerns, personal changes, feelings of alienation, and worries.Results: In response to closed-ended questions, most adolescents reported using emotion-focused coping (Accepting and Minimising) while, in response to open-ended questions, meaning-based (i.e. Positive thinking) and problem-focused (i.e. Problem solving) coping were most often mentioned. A majority reported using Minimising and Seeking support in response to closed-ended questions, but very few adolescents mentioned using these strategies in response to open-ended questions.Conclusions: Adolescents' reports of how they cope with disease- and treatment-related distress vary depending on antecedent closed- and open-ended questions. Responses to closed-ended questions appear to be more indifferent to aspects of distress than responses to open-ended questions. Strategies representing meaning-based coping should be included in future studies investigating how adolescents recently diagnosed with cancer cope with disease- and treatment-related distress.
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- Lehmann, Vicky, et al.
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Negative and positive consequences of adolescent cancer 10 years after diagnosis : An interview-based longitudinal study in Sweden
- 2014
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Ingår i: Psycho-Oncology. - : Wiley-Blackwell. - 1057-9249 .- 1099-1611. ; 23:11, s. 1229-1235
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to provide insight into survivor-reported negative and positive consequences of cancer during adolescence 10 years after diagnosis and compare these with consequences reported 3 and 4 years after diagnosis. METHODS: Three, 4, and 10 years after diagnosis, survivors of adolescent cancer were interviewed about negative and positive consequences due to their cancer experience. Manifest content analysis was used to identify categories of reported consequences. Categories of consequences 10 years after diagnosis were compared with consequences reported 3 and 4 years after diagnosis. RESULTS: Seven categories of negative consequences were identified: bodily concerns, existential thoughts about loss and life (new at 10 years), psychological problems, difficulties interacting with others, health worries (new), fertility concerns (new), and frustrations about health care (new); and six categories of positive consequences: positive view of life, positive view of self, compassion for others (new), close relationships, gained knowledge about disease and health care, and financial gains. Consistent with previous time points, bodily concerns were reported most often. The majority of survivors (n = 22) reported both negative and positive consequences of their former disease. Few reported only negative (n = 2) or only positive consequences (n = 4). CONCLUSIONS: Ten years after diagnosis, most survivors reported both negative and positive consequences. New themes, relevant to young adulthood and long-term survival, were identified. Health care professionals treating young adult survivors may anticipate and address problems regarding physical health, fertility, and health care but may also reinforce positive affect by addressing survivors’ positive views of life, sense of self, and close relationships.
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