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Health psychology and distress after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Author(s) -
DeMARINIS V.,
BARSKY A.J.,
ANTIN J.H.,
CHANG G.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
european journal of cancer care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1365-2354
pISSN - 0961-5423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2008.00931.x
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , anxiety , quality of life (healthcare) , transplantation , distress , emotional distress , psychiatry , survivorship curve , psychological distress , hematopoietic stem cell transplantation , gerontology , clinical psychology , cancer , nursing , economics , macroeconomics
The purpose of this study of 23 adult haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients is to compare the presence of post‐transplantation depression disorders by gender and to compare the outcomes among those with and without depressive disorders using a health psychology focus. This cross‐sectional pilot study of mid‐term survivors took place in hospital outpatient clinic. Main outcome measures are depression disorders, health status (Short Form‐12) and health anxiety. Female survivors had a higher rate of depression disorders, but those with treated depressive disorders were similar to those without depression on health‐related quality of life and health anxiety. Neither patient age nor time since HSCT was associated with depressive disorders. A health psychology approach may enhance management of HSCT survivorship.