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PSYCHOLOGY HEALTH & MEDICINE
卷 26, 期 8, 页码 968-979出版社
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2020.1770815
关键词
Cancer survivorship; cognitive functioning; lymphoma; neuropsychology; self-assessment report
资金
- Italian Ministry of Health [5x1000_2011, CCM2014]
Cognitive functioning plays a crucial role in people's lives and quality of life, and chemotherapy for cancer patients may cause long-term cognitive issues. This study focused on the subjective perception of cognitive functioning in long-term lymphoma survivors and its impact on their quality of life. The findings revealed that both subjectively and objectively assessed cognitive measures were negatively correlated with most aspects of quality of life, emphasizing the importance of addressing cognitive functioning in cancer survivors to improve their overall quality of life.
Cognitive functioning plays a fundamental role in people's life and quality of life (QoL), and anti-cancer chemotherapy may provoke long-lasting cognitive problems. This study investigated the subjective perception of cognitive functioning in long-term lynfoma survivors and its associations with objectively assessed cognitive functioning and QoL. 198 long-term lynfoma survivors were administered the Cognitive Functioning Self-Assessment Scale (CFSS), the Esame Neuropsicologico Breve 2 (ENB2) and the Short Form 36 Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36). Subjectively reported cognitive functioning was worse than the norm for the general population (p<0.001). Difficulty in recalling recent information (22%), using of periphrases or generic terms (16.7%) and tip-of-the-tongue phenomena (14.7%) were the cognitive difficulties most frequently reported. CFSS overall score correlated positively with the number of impaired performances (p<0.001) and borderline performances (p=0.014) on the ENB2. Both subjectively and objectively assessed cognitive measures correlated negatively with most assessed QoL domains, indicating that QoL is worse when cognitive functioning is poor. Subjective concerns about one's own cognitive functioning are a reality for long-term lynphoma survivors, who experience these worries more than the general population does. Since improving QoL is a priority in oncology, this study supports the use of interventions to improve cognitive functioning in cancer survivors.
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