Association of resilience with health-related quality of life and depression in multiple myeloma and its precursors: results of a German cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the relation between resilience, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and depression in multiple myeloma (MM) and its premalignant stages. MM is one of the most frequent haematological disorders. It is regularly preceded by asymptomatic stages of the disease namely monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and smouldering multiple myeloma (SMM). Survivors have to cope with mental and physical impairment in terms of HRQOL and depression. The concept of resilience refers to a person's ability to adapt to adversity.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

MM outpatient department at a University Hospital in Germany (tertiary care).

Participants

292 consecutive patients from our MM outpatient department.

Outcome measures

SUBMITTER: Maatouk I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6067407 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature