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Hartung TJ, Mehnert A, Vehling S. Depressionssymptome bei Menschen mit Krebs: Zusammenhang und Zentralität im Vergleich zur Allgemeinbevölkerung. Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1667892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- TJ Hartung
- Universitätsmedizin Leipzig, Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Universitätsmedizin Leipzig, Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Leipzig, Deutschland
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Hartung TJ, Brähler E, Faller H, Härter M, Hinz A, Johansen C, Keller M, Koch U, Schulz H, Weis J, Mehnert A. The risk of being depressed is significantly higher in cancer patients than in the general population: Prevalence and severity of depressive symptoms across major cancer types. Eur J Cancer 2016; 72:46-53. [PMID: 28024266 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2016.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2016] [Revised: 11/14/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Depression is a common co-morbidity of cancer that has a detrimental effect on quality of life, treatment adherence and potentially survival. We conducted an epidemiological multi-center study including a population-based random comparison sample and estimated the prevalence of depressive symptoms by cancer site, thereby identifying cancer patients with the highest prevalence of depression. PATIENTS AND METHODS We included 4020 adult cancer inpatients and outpatients from five distinct regions across Germany in a proportional stratified random sample based on the nationwide cancer incidence and a comparison group consisting of 5018 participants. Both groups reported depressive symptoms by filling in the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). In multivariate analyses adjusted for age and sex, we calculated the odds of being depressed. RESULTS Out of 5818 eligible patients, 69% participated (51% women, mean age = 58 years). We estimated that one in four cancer patients (24%) is depressed (PHQ-9 ≥ 10). The odds of being depressed among cancer patients were more than five times higher than in the general population (OR, 5.4; 95% CI, 4.6-6.2). Patients with pancreatic (M = 8.0, SD = 5.0), thyroid (M = 7.8, SD = 6.3) and brain tumours (M = 7.6, SD = 4.9) showed the highest prevalence, whereas patients with prostate cancer (M = 4.3, SD = 3.8) and malignant melanoma (M = 5.3, SD = 4.3) had the lowest levels of depressive symptoms. CONCLUSION Our results help clinicians identify cancer patients in need of psychosocial support when navigating in the growing survivor population.
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- T J Hartung
- Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Section of Psychosocial Oncology, University Medical Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
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- Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Section of Psychosocial Oncology, University Medical Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Universal Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Medical Sociology and Rehabilitation Sciences, and Comprehensive Cancer Center Mainfranken, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department and Outpatient Clinic of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Section of Psychosocial Oncology, University Medical Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Section of Psychosocial Oncology, University Medical Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Oncology Clinic, 5073 Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Unit of Survivorship, The Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Psychooncology, Department for Psychosomatic and General Clinical Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department and Outpatient Clinic of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Deanery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department and Outpatient Clinic of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychooncology, UKF Reha gGmbh University Clinic Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Section of Psychosocial Oncology, University Medical Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Mehnert A, Barth J, Gaspar M, Leibbrand B, Kegel CD, Bootsveld W, Friedrich M, Hartung TJ, Berger D, Koch U. Predictors of early retirement after cancer rehabilitation-a longitudinal study. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2016; 26. [PMID: 27334307 DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
This longitudinal study was designed to assess patients' desire for early retirement and investigate which cancer-related and psychosocial characteristics are associated with early retirement. We assessed 750 cancer patients at the beginning (t0 ) and end (t1 ) of, and 12 months after (t2 ) inpatient cancer rehabilitation. At t0 , 22% had a desire to retire early. These patients reported significantly longer sick leave periods, less favourable workplace environments, lower work ability, higher psychological distress and lower quality of life than other patients. At t2 , 12.5% of patients received temporary or permanent early retirement pensions. Of all patients with a desire for early retirement at t0 , 43% had returned to work at t2 . This subgroup had a significantly lower physical quality of life than other patients returning to work. The most influential predictors of early retirement were being on sick leave (OR = 6.50, 95% CI = 1.97-21.47) and a desire for early retirement (OR = 5.61, 95% CI = 2.73-11.52). Inverse predictors of early retirement were cancer remission (OR = 0.23, 95% CI = 0.10-0.53), perceived productivity (OR = 0.38, 95% CI = 0.18-0.83), work satisfaction (OR = 0.36, 95% CI = 0.17-0.77) and mental quality of life (OR = 0.94, 95% CI = 0.91-0.98). This underlines the need for cancer-specific multi-professional rehabilitation and occupational therapy programmes.
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- A Mehnert
- Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology & Division of Psychosocial Oncology, University Medical Center Leipzig, Hamburg, Germany
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- Klinik Nordfriesland, St. Peter-Ording, Germany
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- Klinik Nordfriesland, St. Peter-Ording, Germany
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- Paracelsus-Klinik am See, Bad Gandersheim, Germany
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- Klinik Tecklenburger Land, Tecklenburg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology & Division of Psychosocial Oncology, University Medical Center Leipzig, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology & Division of Psychosocial Oncology, University Medical Center Leipzig, Hamburg, Germany
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- Nordrhein-Westfalen Association for the Fight Against Cancer (ARGE), Bochum, Germany
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- Deanery Medical Faculty, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,Department and Outpatient Clinic of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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