Hospitalization and other risk factors for depressive and anxious symptoms in oncological and non-oncological patients

Autor: Mariarita Caroleo, Cristina Segura-Garcia, Gregorio Cerminara, Pasquale De Fazio, Ornella Rania, M. Puca, Leonardo Procopio, Elina Suffredini, Stefania Ruberto
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Psycho-Oncology. 26:493-499
ISSN: 1057-9249
DOI: 10.1002/pon.4170
Popis: Objective Depression and anxiety are common in hospitalized patients. In particular, oncological patients might be vulnerable to depression and anxiety. The aim of this study is to assess and compare different variables and the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms between oncological and medically ill inpatients and to identify variables that can influence depressive and anxious symptoms during hospitalization of patients. Methods A total of 360 consecutive hospitalized patients completed the following questionnaires: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Patients Health Questionnaire-9, General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), 12-Item Short-Form Survey: physical component summary (PCS), and mental component summary (MCS). Patients were divided into oncological patients and non-oncological patients: groups 1 and 2. Results Only two significant differences were evident between the groups: the PCS of 12-item Short-form Survey was higher in non-oncological patient (p
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