@article{7939ece55fe64c87812b89773c2609a0,
title = "Risk factors for cancer-related distress in colorectal cancer survivors: one year post surgery",
abstract = "Purposes: Cancer-related distress is known to persist long after completion of treatment. Factors related to distress are largely unexplored in colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors. We examined changes over time and risk factors for distress in CRC patients over the first year after surgery. Methods: We included 212 CRC patients with data at 6 and 12 months post-surgery from the ColoCare Study in Heidelberg, Germany. Sociodemographic and lifestyle factors, social support, and health-related quality of life (HrQOL) prior to surgery were evaluated as predictors of cancer-related distress. Distress was measured with the Cancer and Treatment Distress instrument (CTXD). Linear regression analyses examined associations between risk factors and distress. Results: Distress subscale scores varied significantly over time: health burden subscale score increased (P <.001), while finances (P =.004), medical demands (P <.001), and identity (P <.001) subscale scores decreased over time. Uncertainty and family strain subscale scores did not change. Younger age, lower income, advanced tumor stage, poorer social support, and poorer baseline HrQOL predicted higher level distress at 6 and 12 months. Conclusion: Cancer-related distress continues unresolved after surgery. Although some risk factors are difficult to alter, those at highest risk can be identified earlier for possible preventive strategies. Implications for Cancer Survivors: Screening for risk factors pre-surgery would allow for targeted interventions including strategies to improve resources for those with low support, thereby reducing long-term distress in CRC survivors.",
keywords = "Cancer, Clinical management, Colorectal neoplasms, Distress, Quality of life, Surgical oncology",
author = "Han, {Claire J.} and Biljana Gigic and Martin Schneider and Yakup Kulu and Peoples, {Anita R.} and Jennifer Ose and Torsten K{\"o}lsch and Jacobsen, {Paul B.} and Colditz, {Graham A.} and Figueiredo, {Jane C.} and Grady, {William M.} and Li, {Christopher I.} and David Shibata and Siegel, {Erin M.} and Toriola, {Adetunji T.} and Ulrich, {Alexis B.} and Syrjala, {Karen L.} and Ulrich, {Cornelia M.}",
note = "Funding Information: KL Syrjala was supported by grants from NCI, R01 CA215134, Cancer Center Support Grant P30 CA015704, R01 CA204378, and R01 CA201179. Funding Information: First author, CJ Han, was supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Training Program in Biobehavioral Cancer Prevention and Control (T32 CA092408) at the University of Washington, Public Health and Health Service Departments, and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA. Funding Information: This work was supported by the German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK) and the German Cancer Research Center; the Matthias Lackas Foundation, Stiftung LebensBlicke, the ERA-NET on Translational Cancer Research (TRANSCAN) project 01KT1503 (Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany), and Claussen–Simon–Stiftung (Germany); grants from the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute (U01 CA206110, R01 CA189184, R01 CA211705, and R01 CA207371, P30 CA042014, to C.M. Ulrich); and the Huntsman Cancer Foundation. Funding Information: WM Grady was supported by grants from NCI (U01CA152756), R.A.C.E. Charity, Cottrell Family Fund, Listwin Foundation, Seattle Translational Tumor Research program, and Rodger C. Haggitt Endowed Chair. Acknowledgments Disclaimer Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.",
year = "2020",
month = jun,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/s11764-019-00845-y",
language = "English",
volume = "14",
pages = "305--315",
journal = "Journal of Cancer Survivorship",
issn = "1932-2259",
number = "3",
}