Effect of negative emotions on patients with advanced gastric cancer receiving systemic chemotherapy: a prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most patients with advanced gastric cancer (GC) are treated with systemic chemotherapy and many factors have remarkable impacts on their prognosis. However, the importance of psychological status in the prognosis of advanced GC patients is still unclear. This prospective study was performed to analyze the impact of negative emotions on GC patients treated with systemic chemotherapy.

Methods

Advanced GC patients admitted to our hospital between January 2017 and March 2019 were prospectively enrolled. Demographic and clinical data were collected, as were any adverse events (AEs) related to systemic chemotherapy. Self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and self-rating depression scale (SDS) were used to assess negative emotions. The primary outcome was progression-free survi

SUBMITTER: Tao F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10186533 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature