Associations of Uncertainty With Psychological Health and Quality of Life in Older Adults With Advanced Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Older adults with advanced cancer face uncertainty related to their disease and treatment.

Objectives

To evaluate the associations of uncertainty with psychological health and quality of life (QoL) in older adults with advanced cancer.

Methods

Secondary cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a national clustered geriatric assessment trial. Patients 70 years and older with advanced cancer considering a new line of chemotherapy were recruited. We measured uncertainty using the modified nine-item Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scale. Dependent variables included anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7), depression (Generalized Depression Scale-15), distress (distress thermometer), QoL (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General), and emotional well-be

SUBMITTER: Verduzco-Aguirre HC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7854861 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature