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Erschienen in: Supportive Care in Cancer 11/2012

01.11.2012 | Original Article

Depression, fatigue, and health-related quality of life in head and neck cancer patients: a prospective pilot study

verfasst von: Namie Okino Sawada, Juliana Maria de Paula, Helena Megumi Sonobe, Marcia Maria Fontão Zago, Giselle Patricia Guerrero, Adriana Cristina Nicolussi

Erschienen in: Supportive Care in Cancer | Ausgabe 11/2012

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Abstract

Purpose

To assess the prevalence of depression and fatigue symptoms in head and neck cancer patients during radiotherapy treatment and relate them symptoms with these patients’ quality of life.

Method

This is a prospective study. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Piper Fatigue Scale-revised and Functional Assessment Cancer Therapy Head and Neck (FACT-H&N) were applied to 41 head and neck cancer patients at three times: at the start of treatment (T1), approximately 15 days after the start of treatment (T2) and at the end of treatment (T3), approximately 30 days after the start of the radiotherapy.

Results

The mean BDI and PIPER increased during the radiotherapy treatment. BDI scores did not demonstrate the presence of depression, although the number of symptoms increased, and the presence of fatigue rose as treatment advanced. The mean FACT H&N decreased in the middle and at the end of treatment, indicating worsening in these patients’ Quality of Life.

Conclusions

Depression and fatigue symptoms increased during radiotherapy treatment, while QoL levels decreased. This demonstrates that these symptoms are strongly correlated and that their presence negatively influenced QoL. At the start of treatment, nurses need to advise patients and plan care, offering interventions to decrease these symptoms and improve QoL.
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Metadaten
Titel
Depression, fatigue, and health-related quality of life in head and neck cancer patients: a prospective pilot study
verfasst von
Namie Okino Sawada
Juliana Maria de Paula
Helena Megumi Sonobe
Marcia Maria Fontão Zago
Giselle Patricia Guerrero
Adriana Cristina Nicolussi
Publikationsdatum
01.11.2012
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Supportive Care in Cancer / Ausgabe 11/2012
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-7339
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-012-1390-2

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