Anxiety and depression among women with newly diagnosed vulvar cancer – A nationwide longitudinal study
(2023) In Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica- Abstract
Introduction: Our objective was to investigate the trajectories of anxiety, depression, emotional and social functioning in women with newly diagnosed vulvar cancer from the time of diagnosis to 12 months after treatment. A further aim was to identify risk factors for high levels of anxiety. Material and methods: PROVE (PROspective Vulvar Cancer Evaluation) is a nationwide longitudinal cohort study investigating quality of life in women with newly diagnosed vulvar cancer by the following validated patient-reported outcome measures at diagnosis, and 3 and 12 months after treatment: The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire C30, and the European... (More)
Introduction: Our objective was to investigate the trajectories of anxiety, depression, emotional and social functioning in women with newly diagnosed vulvar cancer from the time of diagnosis to 12 months after treatment. A further aim was to identify risk factors for high levels of anxiety. Material and methods: PROVE (PROspective Vulvar Cancer Evaluation) is a nationwide longitudinal cohort study investigating quality of life in women with newly diagnosed vulvar cancer by the following validated patient-reported outcome measures at diagnosis, and 3 and 12 months after treatment: The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire C30, and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Vulvar module VU34. Mean scores, changes over time and associations were analyzed by generalized estimated equations and log-linear regression models, adjusted for possible confounders. Results: Between 2019 and 2021, 105 (69%) women completed the questionnaires at all three time points. At diagnosis, 42% of the women reported elevated anxiety levels, decreasing significantly to 30% during the first 12 months. Insomnia, persisting vulvar symptoms and high information needs were significantly associated with a high level of anxiety (relative risk [RR] 2.1, 95% CI 1.2–3.7 for insomnia; RR 2.8, 95% CI 1.7–4.6 for vulvar symptoms, RR 2.7, 95% CI 1.5–4.9 for information needs). We found a trend towards a higher level of anxiety in younger women (<65 years: RR 1.5, 95% CI 1.0–2.5). Participants reported a low and stable prevalence of depression (14%) and high social functioning throughout the study period. Conclusions: Women with newly diagnosed vulvar cancer report a high level of anxiety at diagnosis. Despite a significant improvement, anxiety remains widely prevalent during the first year of follow-up. Targeting insomnia, vulvar symptoms and unmet needs may decrease anxiety during surveillance.
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- Zach, Diana ; Jensen, Pernille T. ; Falconer, Henrik ; Kolkova, Zuzana LU ; Bohlin, Katja Stenström ; Kjølhede, Preben ; Åvall Lundqvist, Elisabeth and Flöter Rådestad, Angelique
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- 2023
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- anxiety, clinical oncology, patient-reported outcomes, quality of life, vulvar cancer
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- Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
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- Wiley-Blackwell
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- pmid:37891709
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- 0001-6349
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- 10.1111/aogs.14710
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- English
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- Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The Authors. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology (NFOG).
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abstract = {{<p>Introduction: Our objective was to investigate the trajectories of anxiety, depression, emotional and social functioning in women with newly diagnosed vulvar cancer from the time of diagnosis to 12 months after treatment. A further aim was to identify risk factors for high levels of anxiety. Material and methods: PROVE (PROspective Vulvar Cancer Evaluation) is a nationwide longitudinal cohort study investigating quality of life in women with newly diagnosed vulvar cancer by the following validated patient-reported outcome measures at diagnosis, and 3 and 12 months after treatment: The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire C30, and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Vulvar module VU34. Mean scores, changes over time and associations were analyzed by generalized estimated equations and log-linear regression models, adjusted for possible confounders. Results: Between 2019 and 2021, 105 (69%) women completed the questionnaires at all three time points. At diagnosis, 42% of the women reported elevated anxiety levels, decreasing significantly to 30% during the first 12 months. Insomnia, persisting vulvar symptoms and high information needs were significantly associated with a high level of anxiety (relative risk [RR] 2.1, 95% CI 1.2–3.7 for insomnia; RR 2.8, 95% CI 1.7–4.6 for vulvar symptoms, RR 2.7, 95% CI 1.5–4.9 for information needs). We found a trend towards a higher level of anxiety in younger women (<65 years: RR 1.5, 95% CI 1.0–2.5). Participants reported a low and stable prevalence of depression (14%) and high social functioning throughout the study period. Conclusions: Women with newly diagnosed vulvar cancer report a high level of anxiety at diagnosis. Despite a significant improvement, anxiety remains widely prevalent during the first year of follow-up. Targeting insomnia, vulvar symptoms and unmet needs may decrease anxiety during surveillance.</p>}},
author = {{Zach, Diana and Jensen, Pernille T. and Falconer, Henrik and Kolkova, Zuzana and Bohlin, Katja Stenström and Kjølhede, Preben and Åvall Lundqvist, Elisabeth and Flöter Rådestad, Angelique}},
issn = {{0001-6349}},
keywords = {{anxiety; clinical oncology; patient-reported outcomes; quality of life; vulvar cancer}},
language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{Wiley-Blackwell}},
series = {{Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica}},
title = {{Anxiety and depression among women with newly diagnosed vulvar cancer – A nationwide longitudinal study}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14710}},
doi = {{10.1111/aogs.14710}},
year = {{2023}},
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