Association Between Daily Worry, Pathological Worry, and Fear of Progression in Patients With Cancer.

Fear of progression (FoP), or fear of cancer recurrence (FCR), is characterized by worries or concerns about negative illness-related future events. Actually, to worry is a common cognitive process that, in its non-pathological form, belongs to daily life. However, worry can also become pathological appearing as a symptom of mental disorders.

Diagnostic Testing for COVID-19: Systematic Review of Meta-Analyses and Evidence-Based Algorithms.

Background: Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19), a disease caused by infection with the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a global pandemic. Diagnosis is critical and diagnostic techniques include reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), serologic antibody testing, and chest computed tomography (CT). Despite rigorous meta-analyses looking into these techniques, there is no summary and additionally no algorithm to help guide diagnostic testing.

Comorbidity of fear of progression and anxiety disorders in cancer patients.

Objective: The relation between fear of progression (FoP) and anxiety disorders remains unclear. Therefore, we investigated the comorbidity between clinical FoP and psychiatric anxiety disorders.

Method: In this cross-sectional study, 341 cancer patients undergoing acute inpatient care participated.

[Effects of inpatient rehabilitation on long-term health-related quality of life in patients with cancer and rheumatoid arthritis: an analysis based on the classification of therapeutic procedures codes (KTL)].

Objectives: This explorative study investigated associations among the amount of different rehabilitative interventions, based on the classification of therapeutic procedures codes (KTL), and long-term health-related quality of life in patients with cancer or rheumatoid arthritis.

Methods: 3 therapeutic modules of rehabilitative interventions were defined on the basis of KTL codes: (i) somatic interventions, (ii) psychological interventions, and (iii) medical counselling. Based on a median-split, patients were classified in 2 groups with low vs.