Identifying risk factors for depression and anxiety symptoms in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Abigail S RobbertzDavid M WeissFarrukh T AwanJohn C ByrdKerry A RogersJennifer A WoyachPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2019)
Empirically supported risk factors associated with depression and anxiety symptoms are limited in predicting future depression and anxiety symptoms beyond initial screening in patients with CLL. In addition to levels of depression and anxiety symptoms at baseline, negative life events, higher levels of fatigue, and greater medical comorbidities were associated with future depression or anxiety symptoms in patients with CLL.