title: Decision making and distress among individuals diagnosed with follicular lymphoma.
abstract: Follicular lymphoma (FL) is an indolent lymphoma that generally responds well to treatment. However, individuals with FL commonly face multiple complex treatment decision-making (TDM) experiences because it frequently follows a relapsing and remitting course. This study explored TDM and distress among individuals with FL (N = 32). Results indicated that most participants reported little decisional conflict or regret and wanted to be actively involved in TDM. However, more than 25% of participants reported clinically-relevant cancer-specific distress, and 60% indicated moderate or higher anxiety symptoms. Research is needed to clarify the cause and course of the psychological distress revealed in this study.
authors: Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
authors: Jennifer K
authors: JK
authors: Poe
authors: John W
authors: JW
authors: Hayslip
authors: Jamie L
authors: JL
authors: Studts
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003657:Decision Making; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008224:Lymphoma, Follicular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires