Assessment of the Psychosocial Impact of Pancreatic Cancer Surveillance in High-Risk Individuals.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Pancreatic cancer (PC) surveillance of high-risk individuals (HRIs) downstages PC and improves survival. However, it remains less clear whether PC surveillance has a positive psychosocial impact on HRIs. Herein, we aimed to define the attitudes and beliefs of HRIs undergoing PC surveillance, and the immediate and sustained psychosocial impact of PC surveillance in HRIs.

Methods

100 HRIs undergoing PC surveillance by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) completed three surveys addressing different components of the psychosocial impact of PC surveillance. Logistic regression analyses were performed to identify predictive factors relating to these components.

Results

Most HRIs reported increased perceived benefits of PC surveillance, self-efficacy, and perceived severi

SUBMITTER: Anez-Bruzual I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10777978 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature