Comparable long term psychosocial burden in patients with lower grade versus higher grade brain tumors.

ABSTRACT: Patients with higher grade brain tumors (PwHG) frequently experience anxiety and depression, while patients with lower grade brain tumors (PwLG) may also develop these issues over time. However, it remains unclear whether PwLG face additional psychosocial challenges, such as reduced hope, heightened distress, or impaired coping, compared to PwHG. This study aimed to comparatively analyze hope, distress, coping, anxiety, and depression in PwLG versus PwHG to inform psychosocial screening and care. A total of 66 patients were assessed using the Distress Thermometer (DT), Generalized Anxiety Disorder questionnaire-2 (GAD-2), Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2), Herth Hope Index (HHI), and a self-developed coping questionnaire across three time points. Repeated-measures ANOVAs, post-hoc Bon

SUBMITTER: D'Souza S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12274605 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature