BACKGROUND Patients not only experience symptoms caused by cancer but also suffer from the accompanying psychological pain.Therefore,these patients do not have high quality of life.According to the World Health Organi...BACKGROUND Patients not only experience symptoms caused by cancer but also suffer from the accompanying psychological pain.Therefore,these patients do not have high quality of life.According to the World Health Organization,the incidence of leukemia in China in 2020 was 5.1/100000,the mortality rate was 3.3/100000,and the prevalence rate was 16.7/100000.Therefore,it is important to examine the influence of comorbid subthreshold depressive symptoms on leukemia patients.AIM To determine the impact of comorbid subthreshold depressive symptoms on cancer-related fatigue and complications in leukemia patients,thereby providing a basis for early diagnosis and treatment in clinical practice.METHODS A questionnaire survey was conducted among leukemia patients admitted to a tertiary hospital in Xi'an,Shaanxi Province,China,from August 2022 to December 2023.Patients with a score>16 on the Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders(CCMD-3)and a Hamilton Depression Rating Scale score of 8-17 were classified as the subthreshold depressive group(n=95),while 100 leukemia patients admitted during the same period were classified as the control group.Data were collected using Epidata 3.1 software,and comparisons were made between the two groups regarding general clinical data,the Piper Fatigue Scale(PFS),the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI),the Numeric Rating Scale for pain assessment,laboratory indicators,and the occurrence of complications.RESULTS In this survey,120 leukemia patients with depression were preliminarily screened,95 patients with subthreshold depression were ultimately selected as the subthreshold depression group,and 100 leukemia patients admitted during the same period were enrolled as the normal group.Comparison of basic clinical data between the two groups revealed no significant differences in age,sex,body mass index,cognitive function,or comorbidity with other chronic diseases.However,there were statistically significant differences in the use of radiotherapy and regular exercise between the two groups(P<0.05).Comparisons of scales and laboratory indicators revealed no significant differences in albumin or PSQI scores between the two groups,but there were statistically significant differences in pain scores,PSQI scores,PFS scores,hemoglobin levels,and C-reactive protein levels(P<0.05).Spearman’s correlation analysis indicated that cancer-related fatigue was correlated with age,hemoglobin levels,C-reactive protein levels,pain,and regular exercise among leukemia patients with subthreshold depression.Multivariate regression analysis revealed that advanced age,combined radiotherapy,pain,and low hemoglobin levels were risk factors for cancer-related fatigue in leukemia patients with comorbid subthreshold depression,while regular exercise was a protective factor against cancer-related fatigue.Follow-up comparisons revealed a significantly lower overall incidence of complications in the control group(4%)than in the depressive group(24.21%;P<0.001).CONCLUSION Leukemia patients with comorbid subthreshold depressive symptoms experience more severe cancer-related fatigue and a higher incidence of complications.These findings may be related to advanced age,combined radiotherapy,pain,and low hemoglobin levels,while regular exercise may effectively alleviate symptoms.展开更多
Leukemia comprises a diverse group of malignancies which is accompanied with genetic disorderliness in hematopoietic cells. We evaluated effective risk factors in recovery process of under treatment patients suffering...Leukemia comprises a diverse group of malignancies which is accompanied with genetic disorderliness in hematopoietic cells. We evaluated effective risk factors in recovery process of under treatment patients suffering from acute myeloblastic leukemia （AML）. This study conducted a cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study on a population of 76 samples obtained non-randomly from patients in Taleghani Hospital （Tehran, Iran）. 30.3% patients resulted in death. According to logistic regression results, sexes [OR = 6.40, 95% CI = （0.27, 3.45）], ALT [OR = 1.03, 95% CI = （0.01, 0.05）] and HCT [OR = 0.55, 95% CI = （-1.12, -0.06）] were recognized as significant in prognoses. We predicted the probability of death with an error of 20.03% based on a prognoses system using support vector machine （SVM） classifier. Using this theory, we experienced an error of 20.03%. 46.6% patients with a positive and 20.8% patients without positive drug history resulted in death, which shows a significant correlation between patients＇ drug history and their death.展开更多
Importance: In low resource countries, there has been scarcity of research on the risk factors associated with neutropenic enterocolitis, a serious complication that commonly develops during treatment of cancer patien...Importance: In low resource countries, there has been scarcity of research on the risk factors associated with neutropenic enterocolitis, a serious complication that commonly develops during treatment of cancer patients.Objective: To identify the pattern of intestinal complications in pediatric leukemia patients treated with intensive chemotherapy, including those with neutropenic enterocolitis;to assess the outcome;and to evaluate the risk factors associated with the mortality in these patients.Methods: During the period from June 2015 to December 2016, a prospective study was carried out on pediatric patients diagnosed with acute leukemia who received induction/or re-induction phases of chemotherapy at South Egypt Cancer Institute. Patients with documented episodes of intestinal complications were included in the study. Recovery or death from an episode of intestinal complication was utilized as the primary outcome measure for the study. Using univariable and multivariable methods, potential risk factors associated with mortality were delineated by logistic regression analysis, both for the entire intestinal complications episodes as a whole and for those episodes of neutropenic enterocolitis only.Results: Out of 88 documented episodes of intestinal complications from 77 patients;58 episodes were identified as neutropenic enterocolitis from 47 patients. In those patients who were having episodes of neutropenic enterocolitis, the presence of abdominal tenderness (OR 4.529, 95%CI 1.062-19.317,P = 0.041);a longer duration of neutropenia (OR 1.215, 95%CI 1.030-1.434,P = 0.021);and hemodynamic instability (OR 17.023, 95%CI 4.095-70.772,P < 0.001), were found to be independently associated with worse outcome.Interpretation: In Upper Egypt, the use of intensive systemic chemotherapy during the induction phase of acute leukemia was found to be associated with potentially lethal intestinal complications. A high index of clinical suspicion is warranted.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Patients not only experience symptoms caused by cancer but also suffer from the accompanying psychological pain.Therefore,these patients do not have high quality of life.According to the World Health Organization,the incidence of leukemia in China in 2020 was 5.1/100000,the mortality rate was 3.3/100000,and the prevalence rate was 16.7/100000.Therefore,it is important to examine the influence of comorbid subthreshold depressive symptoms on leukemia patients.AIM To determine the impact of comorbid subthreshold depressive symptoms on cancer-related fatigue and complications in leukemia patients,thereby providing a basis for early diagnosis and treatment in clinical practice.METHODS A questionnaire survey was conducted among leukemia patients admitted to a tertiary hospital in Xi'an,Shaanxi Province,China,from August 2022 to December 2023.Patients with a score>16 on the Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders(CCMD-3)and a Hamilton Depression Rating Scale score of 8-17 were classified as the subthreshold depressive group(n=95),while 100 leukemia patients admitted during the same period were classified as the control group.Data were collected using Epidata 3.1 software,and comparisons were made between the two groups regarding general clinical data,the Piper Fatigue Scale(PFS),the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI),the Numeric Rating Scale for pain assessment,laboratory indicators,and the occurrence of complications.RESULTS In this survey,120 leukemia patients with depression were preliminarily screened,95 patients with subthreshold depression were ultimately selected as the subthreshold depression group,and 100 leukemia patients admitted during the same period were enrolled as the normal group.Comparison of basic clinical data between the two groups revealed no significant differences in age,sex,body mass index,cognitive function,or comorbidity with other chronic diseases.However,there were statistically significant differences in the use of radiotherapy and regular exercise between the two groups(P<0.05).Comparisons of scales and laboratory indicators revealed no significant differences in albumin or PSQI scores between the two groups,but there were statistically significant differences in pain scores,PSQI scores,PFS scores,hemoglobin levels,and C-reactive protein levels(P<0.05).Spearman’s correlation analysis indicated that cancer-related fatigue was correlated with age,hemoglobin levels,C-reactive protein levels,pain,and regular exercise among leukemia patients with subthreshold depression.Multivariate regression analysis revealed that advanced age,combined radiotherapy,pain,and low hemoglobin levels were risk factors for cancer-related fatigue in leukemia patients with comorbid subthreshold depression,while regular exercise was a protective factor against cancer-related fatigue.Follow-up comparisons revealed a significantly lower overall incidence of complications in the control group(4%)than in the depressive group(24.21%;P<0.001).CONCLUSION Leukemia patients with comorbid subthreshold depressive symptoms experience more severe cancer-related fatigue and a higher incidence of complications.These findings may be related to advanced age,combined radiotherapy,pain,and low hemoglobin levels,while regular exercise may effectively alleviate symptoms.
文摘Leukemia comprises a diverse group of malignancies which is accompanied with genetic disorderliness in hematopoietic cells. We evaluated effective risk factors in recovery process of under treatment patients suffering from acute myeloblastic leukemia （AML）. This study conducted a cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study on a population of 76 samples obtained non-randomly from patients in Taleghani Hospital （Tehran, Iran）. 30.3% patients resulted in death. According to logistic regression results, sexes [OR = 6.40, 95% CI = （0.27, 3.45）], ALT [OR = 1.03, 95% CI = （0.01, 0.05）] and HCT [OR = 0.55, 95% CI = （-1.12, -0.06）] were recognized as significant in prognoses. We predicted the probability of death with an error of 20.03% based on a prognoses system using support vector machine （SVM） classifier. Using this theory, we experienced an error of 20.03%. 46.6% patients with a positive and 20.8% patients without positive drug history resulted in death, which shows a significant correlation between patients＇ drug history and their death.
文摘Importance: In low resource countries, there has been scarcity of research on the risk factors associated with neutropenic enterocolitis, a serious complication that commonly develops during treatment of cancer patients.Objective: To identify the pattern of intestinal complications in pediatric leukemia patients treated with intensive chemotherapy, including those with neutropenic enterocolitis;to assess the outcome;and to evaluate the risk factors associated with the mortality in these patients.Methods: During the period from June 2015 to December 2016, a prospective study was carried out on pediatric patients diagnosed with acute leukemia who received induction/or re-induction phases of chemotherapy at South Egypt Cancer Institute. Patients with documented episodes of intestinal complications were included in the study. Recovery or death from an episode of intestinal complication was utilized as the primary outcome measure for the study. Using univariable and multivariable methods, potential risk factors associated with mortality were delineated by logistic regression analysis, both for the entire intestinal complications episodes as a whole and for those episodes of neutropenic enterocolitis only.Results: Out of 88 documented episodes of intestinal complications from 77 patients;58 episodes were identified as neutropenic enterocolitis from 47 patients. In those patients who were having episodes of neutropenic enterocolitis, the presence of abdominal tenderness (OR 4.529, 95%CI 1.062-19.317,P = 0.041);a longer duration of neutropenia (OR 1.215, 95%CI 1.030-1.434,P = 0.021);and hemodynamic instability (OR 17.023, 95%CI 4.095-70.772,P < 0.001), were found to be independently associated with worse outcome.Interpretation: In Upper Egypt, the use of intensive systemic chemotherapy during the induction phase of acute leukemia was found to be associated with potentially lethal intestinal complications. A high index of clinical suspicion is warranted.
