Exploring Depressive Symptoms and Cancer Worries in a High-Volume Cancer Genetics Clinic: What Are the Roles of Age and Cancer Diagnosis?

Sally Ho; Jacqueline Mersch; W. Blake Martin; Laura Howe-Martin

doi:10.1089/jayao.2022.0052

Exploring Depressive Symptoms and Cancer Worries in a High-Volume Cancer Genetics Clinic: What Are the Roles of Age and Cancer Diagnosis?

Sally Ho, Jacqueline Mersch, W. Blake Martin, Laura Howe-Martin

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Limited research has explored depression and cancer worries (CWs) among adolescents and young adults with cancer (AYAs) seeking genetic counseling. This study evaluated depressive symptoms and CWs among five groups: AYAs, adolescents and young adults without cancer (AYAWOCs), older adults with cancer (OAs), older adults without cancer (OAWOCs), and older adults diagnosed with cancer in their adolescent and young adult years (OA/AYAs). A retrospective data analysis was performed on 6524 patients, which found that AYAs reported significantly higher depressive symptoms and CWs compared with all other groups except OA/AYAs. These findings suggest that the intersection between age and cancer diagnosis is related to depressive symptoms and CWs.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	445-449
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology
Volume	12
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2022.0052
State	Published - Jun 1 2023

Keywords

AYAs
cancer worries
CES-D-10
depression
genetic counseling

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Oncology

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