title: Psychological profile of patients with neglected malignant wounds: a qualitative exploratory study.
abstract: Neglected malignant ulcerating tumours often result from failure to seek medical attention, even when the advancing tumour is visible to the patient and their friends and families. Although the appropriate wound treatment procedures are the same as for non-neglected malignant wounds, clinicians must take such neglect into account when planning the patient's care. Over a 2-year period, 25 patients at the National Cancer Centre Wound Care Unit in Paris were identified as presenting with a neglected tumour; 18 of these agreed to participate in a structured interview with a psycho-oncologist for an evaluation of their neglect behaviour. Initial results demonstrate a frequent, but not systematic, presence of a wide range of psychopathological disorders.
authors.affiliation: Institut Curie, Paris, France. sylvie.dolbeault@curie.net
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dolbeault
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Flahault
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baffie
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fromantin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015897:Comorbidity; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D009732:Nursing Care; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*