Lifetime stressor exposure and depression among patients with pancreatic cancer: insights from the Florida Pancreas Collaborative.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although depression is reported to be higher among patients with pancreatic cancer than in the general population, research on depression and stress levels in this population is limited.

Methods

To address this gap, we investigated the prevalence of self-reported depression and lifetime stressor exposure in a cohort of treatment-naïve patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) or other types of pancreatic tumors such as pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms who received care at one of 15 institutions participating in the multi-institutional study Florida Pancreas Collaborative. Depression severity was assessed using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System-revised (ESAS-r) and the European Organization for Research

SUBMITTER: DeSomma A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12506433 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature