The role of depression and personality traits in patients with melanoma: a South-European study

HJ Gogas, MA Karalexi, N Dessypris… - Melanoma …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
We explored the potential association of depression history and personality, evaluated
through a robust questionnaire tool, namely the Eysenck Personality Scale, with disease risk …

Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an online mindfulness program (MindOnLine) to reduce fear of recurrence among people with cancer: study protocol for a …

PM Livingston, L Russell, L Orellana, N Winter… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a common condition among cancer
survivors that can lead to significant levels of distress, anxiety and depression. Online …

Comparison of quality of life among long-term melanoma survivors and non-melanoma controls: a cross-sectional study

RI Vogel, LG Strayer, L Engelman, HH Nelson… - Quality of Life …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Little is known about specific concerns facing long-term melanoma survivors. The
goal of this study was to compare quality of life (QOL) and mental health between long-term …

Willingness to pay for a cure of low-risk melanoma patients in Germany

M Augustin, C Blome, A Forschner, R Gutzmer… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Malignant melanoma is potentially life-threatening but in most cases curable if detected
early. Willingness to pay (WTP) is a preference-based construct that reflects burden of …

Psychosocial distress and desire for support among skin cancer patients–impact of treatment setting

B Buchhold, S Lutze, A Arnold, A Jülich… - JDDG: Journal der …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Diagnosis and treatment of malignancies are frequently associated with a
variety of problems for affected individuals and their relatives. In order to ensure adequate …

Wishing to be perceived as a capable and resourceful person—A qualitative study of melanoma patients' experiences of the contact and interaction with healthcare …

C Hultstrand Ahlin, Å Hörnsten, AB Coe… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives To explore patients' experiences of contact and interaction with
healthcare professionals (HCPs) during the diagnostic process of melanoma. Background In …

Palliative care in dermatology: a clinical primer, review of the literature, and needs assessment

LL Thompson, ST Chen, A Lawton… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - Elsevier
Palliative care has been shown to improve quality of life, symptoms, and caregiver burden
for a range of life-limiting diseases. Palliative care use among patients with severe …

Sensitivity of preference-based quality-of-life measures for economic evaluations in early-stage melanoma

M Dieng, NA Kasparian, AE Cust, DSJ Costa… - JAMA …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The diagnosis of a life-threatening disease like melanoma can affect all aspects
of a person's life, including health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and psychological aspects …

Psychosocial distress and psychosocial resources in couples facing non-melanoma skin cancers and malignant melanoma

C Sauer, C Ullerich, E Livingstone… - Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background Skin cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and comprises various non-
melanoma skin cancer (NMCS) diagnoses and malignant melanoma (MM). It places a …

[HTML][HTML] Survival is not the only valuable end point in melanoma screening

C Curiel-Lewandrowski, CC Kim, SM Swetter… - Journal of investigative …, 2012 - Elsevier
The impact and benefit of screening and early detection of melanoma in the general
population is controversial. Discrepancies exist in recommendations across different …