Distress Scores During a Course of Radiotherapy: A Pilot Study

Cansu Delikanli; Stefan Janssen; Dirk Keil; Søren Tvilsted; Steven E Schild; Dirk Rades

doi:10.21873/anticanres.16062

Distress Scores During a Course of Radiotherapy: A Pilot Study

Cansu Delikanli, Stefan Janssen, Dirk Keil, Søren Tvilsted, Steven E Schild, Dirk Rades^*

^*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

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Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIM: Many cancer patients receive radiotherapy, which may cause distress. This pilot study evaluated distress levels before and after radiotherapy to contribute to the design of a prospective trial.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Two-hundred patients completed distress thermometers before and after radiotherapy. Distress levels ranged from 0 (no distress) to 10 (maximum distress). Five characteristics were retrospectively analyzed regarding changes of distress including age, sex, performance score, tumor type, previous radiotherapy, and treatment intention. Additional analyses were performed for elderly (>65 years) and non-elderly (≤65 years) patients.

RESULTS: In all patients and both age groups, median pre-radiotherapy and post-radiotherapy distress levels were 5 (0-10) vs. 4 (0-10) points. Mean changes of distress levels were -0.5 (±2.6) points in all, -0.4 (±2.5) in elderly, and -0.7 (±2.8) in non-elderly patients. Changes were significantly associated with tumor type in all (p=0.049) and elderly (p=0.025) patients.

CONCLUSION: Future studies investigating distress levels in patients receiving radiotherapy should consider age and tumor type.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Sider (fra-til)	5561-5566
Antal sider	6
Tidsskrift	Anticancer Research
Vol/bind	42
Udgave nummer	11
DOI	https://doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.16062
Status	Udgivet - nov. 2022

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