Sociodemographic, Clinical, Lifestyle, and Psychological Correlates of Peripheral Neuropathy among 2- to 12-Year Colorectal Cancer Survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a debilitating complication among colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors that can become chronic. No large-scale study has yet analyzed correlates in multivariable models. We did multivariable analyses to find correlates of PN.

Methods

In 1,516 all-stage Dutch CRC survivors, cross-sectional data were collected on sensory, motor, autonomic, and total PN, sociodemographic (age, sex, education, employment, partner), clinical (time since diagnosis, tumor location, stage, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, comorbidities), lifestyle (alcohol, smoking, physical activity, body mass index), psychological factors (anxiety, depression, personality), and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). After multiple imputations, correlates were analyzed with linear

SUBMITTER: Revesz D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9533432 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature