Anxiety, Posttraumatic Stress, and Fear of Cancer Progression in Patients with Melanoma in Cancer Aftercare | Zendy

Yeşim Erim | Zendy; Carmen Loquai | Zendy; Ulrike Schultheis | Zendy; Marion Lindner | Zendy; Mingo Beckmann | Zendy; Corinna Schadendorf | Zendy; Wolfgang Senf | Zendy

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Anxiety, Posttraumatic Stress, and Fear of Cancer Progression in Patients with Melanoma in Cancer Aftercare

Author(s) -

Yeşim Erim,

Carmen Loquai,

Ulrike Schultheis,

Marion Lindner,

Mingo Beckmann,

Corinna Schadendorf,

Wolfgang Senf

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

oncology research and treatment

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.553

H-Index - 48

eISSN - 2296-5262

pISSN - 2296-5270

DOI - 10.1159/000355137

Subject(s) - anxiety , distress , hospital anxiety and depression scale , cancer , psychiatry , clinical psychology , medicine , population , depression (economics) , quality of life (healthcare) , mental health , posttraumatic stress , psychology , nursing , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics

Several studies have described mental distress and anxiety in patients with melanoma. The findings of these studies varied from patients with a quality of life similar to the general population and those with increased mental distress. In the present study, we investigated anxiety, posttraumatic stress, and fear of cancer progression to gain a detailed picture of the burdens of these patients.

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