Psychological symptoms and subsequent healthy lifestyle after a colorectal cancer diagnosis.

Claudia Trudel-FitzgeraldShelley S TworogerElizabeth M PooleXuehong ZhangEdward L GiovannucciJeffrey A MeyerhardtLaura D Kubzansky

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2017)

Among women with CRC, higher anxiety and depression symptoms were associated with subsequent unhealthier lifestyle in the 10 years following diagnosis. With replication, such findings may suggest that treating psychological symptoms early in the cancer trajectory may not solely reduce psychological distress but also promote healthier lifestyle. (PsycINFO Database Record

Keyphrases

sleep quality
metabolic syndrome
physical activity
weight loss
cardiovascular disease
papillary thyroid
depressive symptoms
emergency department
type diabetes
squamous cell carcinoma
young adults
electronic health record