Symptom distress and treatment interest for cognitive decline in neuro-oncology
Neuro-oncology patients reported distress due to cognitive changes more frequently than distress due to other disease sequelae (e.g., mood changes, physical symptoms), and this was robust across patient demographics and disease characteristics. Patients reported high interest in cognitive rehabilitation, mindfulness training, and psychotherapy for management of cognitive concerns, suggesting the need for non-pharmacological multi-modal interventions.
Authors
- Oxana Palesh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5695-8678)
- Giuliana Zarrella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4816-231X)
- Sarah Braun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7184-0125)
- Amber M Fox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7163-4164)
- F. Gerard Moeller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3683-1407)
- Autumn Lanoye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3705-0880)
- Ashlee R. Loughan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1231-2469)
Institutions
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- Virginia Cancer Institute (US)
- VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neuro-Oncology Practice
- Published
- 2025-07-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/nop/npaf041
- Primary Topic
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00