Posttraumatic growth, depression and anxiety in head and neck cancer patients: examining their patterns and correlations in a prospective study
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BACKGROUND: Positive and negative psychological reactions have been described in head and neck cancer patients. Nevertheless, the relationships between these responses across time need to be studied to understand the patients' strengths and vulnerabilities. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to determine the changes in posttraumatic growth (PTG), depression and anxiety longitudinally and the correlations between PTG and depression and anxiety in head and neck cancer patients. METHODS: A prospective study was conducted on 60 head and neck cancer patients within a year of diagnosis recruited from an oncology referral centre in Malaysia with 50 patients completing the study. The PTG Inventory-Short Form (PTGI-SF) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were used at baseline and at 6 months follow-up. RESULTS: There were significant reductions in the scores of PTGI-SF (mean difference = -5.5, p = 0.014), HADS (Depression) (mean difference = -2.0, p < 0.05) and HADS (Anxiety) (mean difference = -2.0, p < 0.05) from baseline to follow-up. However, their correlations were not significant. HADS (Depression) score at baseline showed weak inverse correlation with PTGI-SF score (rho = -0.147, p = 0.309), whereas PTGI-SF score had weak positive correlations with HADS (Anxiety) at baseline (rho = 0.261, p = 0.067), HADS (Depression) at follow-up (rho = 0.083, p = 0.566) and HADS (Anxiety) at follow-up (rho = 0.111, p = 0.445). HADS scores also did not predict total PTGI-SF score longitudinally. CONCLUSION: There were reductions in PTG, depression and anxiety within a year of cancer diagnosis and 6 months later with no significant correlations between PTG with depression and anxiety.
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- Authors
- Leong Abdullah, M. F. I., Nik Jaafar, N. R., Zakaria, H., Rajandram, R. K., Mahadevan, R., Mohamad Yunus, M. R., & Shah, S. A.
- Affiliations
- Advanced Medical and Dental Institute Universiti Sains Malaysia Penang Malaysia
- Department of Psychiatry Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
- University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (MY)
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
- Venue
- Psycho-Oncology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2015-01-21
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 894-900
- ISSN
- 1057-9249 (ISSN-L)
- 1099-1611
- OpenAlex
- W2131167072
- Cited by
- 44
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2
- FWCI
- 2.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psycho-Oncology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKM-GGPM-TKP-023-2011)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Otorhinolaryngology › Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Keywords
- posttraumatic growth, depression, anxiety, head and neck cancer, psychological adjustment to cancer, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anxiety, Depression, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Head and Neck Neoplasms, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Stress, Psychological
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