Biopsychosocial Correlates of Adjustment to Cancer during Chemotherapy: The Key Role of Health-Related Quality of Life.
Marco LauriolaManuela TomaiPublished in: TheScientificWorldJournal (2019)
HRQoL (both physical and mental) is a key factor for preventing maladjustment in chemotherapy patients. Social support and positive thinking coping style fosters fighting spirit and fatalism on health outcomes. Two potential lines of action seem promising: preventing maladaptive and promoting adaptive adjustments working on patient's mental health individually and involving significant others in supportive care, respectively.
Keyphrases
- social support
- mental health
- depressive symptoms
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- healthcare
- locally advanced
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- papillary thyroid
- physical activity
- palliative care
- prognostic factors
- case report
- squamous cell carcinoma
- radiation therapy
- quality improvement
- pain management
- risk assessment
- affordable care act
- chemotherapy induced