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Relationship between psychological status and compliance in a sample of patients treated for cancer of the head and neck

✍ Scribed by Erin M. McDonough; James H. Boyd; Mark A. Varvares; Michael D. Maves

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1996
Tongue
English
Weight
694 KB
Volume
18
Category
Article
ISSN
1043-3074

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✦ Synopsis

Background. The psychological status of patients treated for advanced head and neck cancer is an area of patient care that has not received sufficient attention from caregivers and can be influential in terms of patient outcomes.

Methods. Thirty patients participated in this study designed to evaluate areas of psychological distress associated with treatment of advanced head and neck cancer. Patients completed a set of questionnaires related to various psychosocial variables including anxiety, depression, social support, health locus of control, adjustment to illness, illness-related behaviors, and compliance.

Results. Moderate levels of depression and anxiety, disability, and psychological distress characterize this sample of patients. Additionally, patient self-report of compliance reveals different variable combinations to be related to overall diet and medication compliance, and different levels of each compliance type were observed.

Conclusion. Head and neck cancer therapy presents a unique set of challenges for patients. Awareness of the impact of the illness and the psychological distress that are experienced should improve patient compliance and medical outcome.

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