A Prospective Study Evaluating Health-Related Quality of Life Following a Multimodal Treatment for Colorectal Cancer.

Purpose: The major improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC) over the past decades increased the patients' survival rates. Despite this, patients and clinicians still need to address the long-term physical and psychosocial effects over time. This paper aims to prospectively assess CRC patients' HR-QoL psychological distress and sexual functioning and identify clinical, demographic, and psychological predictors.

Use of rehabilitation pathways in women with breast cancer in the first 12 months of the disease: a retrospective study.

Background: Breast cancer (BC) presents important physical and psychological challenges that should be appropriately addressed through continuous, integrated and individualized rehabilitation programs after treatment. In this study, we aimed to collect more information on the rehabilitation patterns and utilization of healthcare services by women with BC.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data from two archives of the Lazio Regional Health System Database to assess rehabilitation patterns in women diagnosed with BC in the Lazio region (Italy) in 2008.

The Experience of Oncology Healthcare Providers in the Central Italy during the COVID-19 Lockdown.

While the emotional response of healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic has been extensively investigated in countries in the Far-East, little is known about the psychological impact and the associated emotional distress of healthcare providers in Italy, especially with regard to different regions. The aim of the "VIRARE" survey, which was addressed to all the healthcare providers in the Lazio region (central Italy) and, in particular, to those working in the oncology field, is to analyze their opinion on the impact and management of the pandemic, to better understand the level of their psychological distress. A global good psychological response of healthcare providers to the pandemic has emerged, independently from their different occupations in the oncology field.

Rehabilitation pathways in adult brain tumor patients in the first 12 months of disease. A retrospective analysis of services utilization in 719 patients.

Purpose: Although previous studies have demonstrated the efficacy of rehabilitation programs for brain tumor (BT) patients and the positive impact on quality of life of functional gain, there are few studies focusing on specific rehabilitation management of brain tumor patients.

Methods: With the aim to evaluate the pattern of rehabilitation care and health services utilization in patients with brain tumor, we retrospectively analyzed administrative data on a large cohort of brain tumor patients diagnosed during the period 2008-2009 in the Lazio Region. Pattern of rehabilitation care was analyzed during a follow-up of 12 months after diagnosis.