Brain cancer patients' levels of distress and supportive care needs over time.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to describe patient self-reported distress over time and how this was associated with wellbeing, and supportive care needs over a 6-month period from commencing chemoradiotherapy for high grade glioma (HGG).

Methods

In this prospective cohort study, participants completed surveys at three time points: before chemoradiotherapy, at 3 and 6 months. These included Distress Thermometer, Functional Assessment of Cancer/Brain Cancer Treatment-general (Fact-G/FACT-BR), Supportive Care Needs Scale (SF-34) and Brain Tumour Specific subscale. Patient survival time was also collected. Group-based trajectory modelling was performed. Multinominal logistic regression assessed variables associated with different distress trajectory groups.

Results

One hundred

SUBMITTER: Halkett GKB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10087040 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature