Longitudinal Associations Between Inflammatory Markers at 12-Months and Three Core Symptoms of Depression at 12- and 24-Months After Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis: Results From the Population-Based PROFILES Registry.
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Abstract
Purpose: Depression is a heterogeneous construct comprising distinct symptom domains, including motivational anhedonia, consummatory anhedonia, and negative affect, commonly experienced by colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors. Inflammation has been implicated in depression, its association with specific depressive symptom domains in CRC survivors remains insufficiently characterized.
Methods: CRC patients (n = 497) completed questionnaires assessing depressive symptoms 12- and 24-months post-diagnosis: motivational anhedonia (Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory), consummatory anhedonia (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-depression), and negative affect (EORTC QLQ-C30, emotional functioning). Associations between 11 inflammatory markers (CRP, IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-17A, IL-22, IFN-γ, sTNFRI, and sTNFRII) at 12-months and depressive symptoms at 12- and 24-months were examined using linear mixed models.
Results: IL-1β (Est = 0.089, p = 0.003) and IFN-γ (Est = 0.067, p = 0.001) were associated with more consummatory anhedonia symptoms across time, and a small sTNFRI × time interaction was found (Est = 0.000, p = 0.007). Negative affect was associated with IL-1β (Est = -0.496, p < 0.001), IFN-γ (Est = -0.354, p < 0.001), and sTNFRI (Est = -0.003, p < 0.001). A significant IL-1α × time interaction was observed (Est = 0.250, p = 0.038) for motivational anhedonia.
Conclusions: Most consistently IL-1β, IFN-γ, and sTNFRI was associated with greater consummatory anhedonia and more negative affect in CRC survivors. In addition, inflammatory correlates (IL-1α and sTNFRI) of motivational anhedonia and consummatory anhedonia changed over time. These findings suggest that selected inflammatory pathways may contribute to specific depressive symptom domains during colorectal cancer survivorship. Given the exploratory nature of the analyses, replication in independent cohorts is required before clinical implications can be drawn.
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Psycho-Oncology is concerned with the psychological, social, behavioral, and ethical aspects of cancer. This subspeciality addresses the two major psychological dimensions of cancer: the psychological responses of patients to cancer at all stages of the disease, and that of their families and caretakers; and the psychological, behavioral and social factors that may influence the disease process. Psycho-oncology is an area of multi-disciplinary interest and has boundaries with the major specialities in oncology: the clinical disciplines (surgery, medicine, pediatrics, radiotherapy), epidemiology, immunology, endocrinology, biology, pathology, bioethics, palliative care, rehabilitation medicine, clinical trials research and decision making, as well as psychiatry and psychology.
This international journal is published twelve times a year and will consider contributions to research of clinical and theoretical interest. Topics covered are wide-ranging and relate to the psychosocial aspects of cancer and AIDS-related tumors, including: epidemiology, quality of life, palliative and supportive care, psychiatry, psychology, sociology, social work, nursing and educational issues.
Special reviews are offered from time to time. There is a section reviewing recently published books. A society news section is available for the dissemination of information relating to meetings, conferences and other society-related topics. Summary proceedings of important national and international symposia falling within the aims of the journal are presented.