Quality of life and cancer-related needs in patients with choroidal melanoma
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Wiley, Joshua, Laird, Kelsey, Beran, Tammy, McCannel, Tara and Stanton, Annette. (2013). Quality of life and cancer-related needs in patients with choroidal melanoma. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 97(11), pp. 1471 - 1474. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-303635
Authors | Wiley, Joshua, Laird, Kelsey, Beran, Tammy, McCannel, Tara and Stanton, Annette |
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Abstract | Aims: To assess quality of life (QoL) indices and their associations with treatment modality, sociodemographics and cancer-related needs in choroidal melanoma patients. Methods: Patients (N=99) treated at the University of California, Los Angeles, for choroidal melanoma within the prior 5 years (M=2.05) completed questionnaires assessing demographics, cancer-related needs, vision-specific QoL, depressive symptoms and concern about recurrence. Visual acuity, comorbidities, treatment modality (radiotherapy, enucleation) and years since diagnosis were gathered from medical records. Primary analyses were multiple regressions. Results: Although concern about cancer recurrence was elevated, QoL was better than in other oncology samples and comparable with healthy samples on some outcomes. Enucleation was associated with worse vision-specific QoL, and presence of comorbid diseases was associated with worse vision-specific QoL, depressive symptoms and concern about cancer recurring (all p values < 0.05). Patients who experienced at least one stressful life event in the past year (vs no events) reported more depressive symptoms (p < 0.01). Report of more unmet cancer needs was associated with worse vision-specific QoL, depressive symptoms and more concern about recurrence (all p values < 0.05), uniquely explaining 4%–12% of the variance. Conclusions: For choroidal melanoma patients, an average of 2 years after treatment, the number of physical comorbidities and unmet cancer needs were the strongest correlates of poorer QoL. |
Year | 2013 |
Journal | British Journal of Ophthalmology |
Journal citation | 97 (11), pp. 1471 - 1474 |
ISSN | 0007-1161 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-303635 |
Page range | 1471 - 1474 |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8667v/quality-of-life-and-cancer-related-needs-in-patients-with-choroidal-melanoma
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