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- Title
Validation of the distress and impact thermometer and the changes of mood during the first 6 months of treatment in gynecological cancer patients: a Kansai Clinical Oncology Group (KCOG)-G1103 prospective study.
- Authors
Itani, Y.; Arakawa, A.; Tsubamoto, H.; Ito, K.; Nishikawa, R.; Inoue, K.; Yamamoto, S.; Miyagi, Y.; Hori, K.; Furukawa, N.
- Abstract
Purpose: To verify distress and impact thermometer (DIT) for screening emotional distress in gynecological cancer patients by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale total (HADS-T) as gold standard and to assess emotional changes by DIT and HADS-T. Methods: A prospective study was conducted in newly diagnosed gynecological cancer patients during the peri-treatment period after the cancer diagnosis followed by 6-month. We defined a HADS-T score of ≥11 as being indicative of emotional distress. Results: 117 patients were enrolled between May 1, 2011 and March 31, 2012, and 95 were eligible. The median age was 54 years (range 31-77). (1) From the baseline to 3-month, distress (DIT-D) ≥4 with Impact (DIT-I) ≥2 exhibited sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive values (NPV) of 0.776 [95 % confidential interval (CI) 0.688, 0.850], 0.889 (95 % CI 0.824, 0.954), 0.868 (95 % CI 0.792, 0.949), and 0.808 (95 % CI 0.731, 0.886), respectively. (2) At 6-month, DIT-D ≥2 with DIT-I ≥1 exhibited sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV of 0.893 (95 % CI 0.778, 1), 0.825 (95 % CI 0.707, 0.942), 0.781 (95 % CI 0.638, 0.928), and 0.917 (95 % CI 0.826, 1). (3) At 6-month, the HADS-T, DIT-D, and DIT-I scores in individual patients were significantly reduced by a mean of 4.57 ( p < 0.0001), 2.34 ( p < 0.0001), and 1.10 ( p = 0.0031), respectively, compared with those scores of baseline (Student's paired t test), but still remained high. Conclusions: (1) On acute phase within 3-month setting, DIT; DIT-D ≥4 with DIT-I ≥2, is a reliable cut-off to screen emotional distress among gynecological cancer patients. (2) The patients' moods had improved, but not completely recovered at 6-month after the diagnosis.
- Subjects
DIAGNOSIS of cancer in female reproductive organs; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; CANCER treatment; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress; CONFIDENCE intervals; CANCER patients
- Publication
Archives of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2016, Vol 294, Issue 6, p1273
- ISSN
0932-0067
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00404-016-4166-y