Looking at individual symptoms: the dynamic network structure of depressive symptoms in cancer survivors and their preferences for psychological care.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The majority of depressed cancer survivors do not receive psychological care, possibly because offered care does not align with their experiences and preferences. We examined (1) which depressive symptoms cancer survivors would like to receive psychological care for; (2) how distinct depressive symptoms are related to each other in the contemporaneous and temporal network of depressive symptoms; and (3) whether survivors' care needs correspond to the interconnectedness of these specific symptoms.

Method

Fifty-two cancer survivors suffering from at least mild depressive symptoms and were not receiving psychological care filled out a baseline questionnaire about their care needs for distinct depressive symptoms, followed by ecological momentary assessments (EMA) assess

SUBMITTER: Bickel EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9382609 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature