Psychological Predictors in Colorectal Cancer Surgery Recovery

Summary

This is an observation pilot trial aimed to study to the association between mindfulness and other psychological factors, including both protective and risk factors, with recovery of functional ability following colorectal cancer surgery.

Conditions

• Colorectal Cancer

Interventions

OTHER

Questionnaires administration

Psychological and quality of life questionnaires

OTHER

Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ)

FFMQ is a 39-item measure consisting of five subscales (observing, describing, acting with awareness, non-judging of inner experience, and non-reactivity to inner experience).

OTHER

Langer Mindfulness Scale (LMS)

The LMS Tis a 21-item questionnaire, assessing four domains associated with mindful thinking: novelty-seeking, engagement, novelty producing, and flexibility.

OTHER

Cognitive Flexibility Scale (CFS)

The CFS is 12-item self-report test assessing awareness.

OTHER

Life Orientation Test (LOT)

The LOT is a 10-item, self-administered scale assessing generalized expectancies for positive versus negative outcomes.

OTHER

Mini Locus of Control test (MLS)

The MLS is a 6-item questionnaire that includes 3 factors : chance, powerful others, and internality.

OTHER

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

The HADS is a 14-items rated on a four-point Likert scale. The questionnaire was designed to screen for the presence and severity of depression (HADS-D) and anxiety (HADS-A) in people with a physical symptomatology

OTHER

Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)

The PSS is 14-item self-report tool commonly used to provide a global measure of perceived stress in daily life.

OTHER

Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS)

The TSA is a 20-item scale that evaluates the three components of alexithymia: difficulty to identify feelings and distinguish between feelings and bodily sensations of emotional arousal difficulty, describing feelings to others, and a cognitive style that is literal, utilitarian, and externally oriented.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istituto Clinico Humanitas

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Antonino Spinelli, MD, PhD · Istituto Clinico Humanitas

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-03-06

Primary Completion

2019-03-06

Completion

2019-07-06

Countries

• Italy

Study Locations