Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

Hermioni Lokko Amonoo Thomas William LeBlancAlison R KavanaughJason A WebbLara N TraegerAnnemarie D JagieloDagny Marie VaughnMadeleine ElyzeRegina M LongleyAmir T FathiGabriela S HobbsAndrew M BrunnerNina R O'ConnorSelina M LugerJillian L GustinBhavana BhatnagarNora K HorickAreej R El-Jawahri

Published in: Cancer (2021)

A substantial proportion of patients with AML report clinically significant PTSD symptoms 1 month after initiating intensive chemotherapy. Patients' baseline QOL, coping strategies, and extent of QOL decline during hospitalization emerge as important risk factors for PTSD, underscoring the need for supportive oncology interventions to reduce the risk of PTSD in this population.

Keyphrases

posttraumatic stress disorder
acute myeloid leukemia
social support
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
depressive symptoms
palliative care
allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
squamous cell carcinoma
sleep quality
locally advanced
radiation therapy