Mental Adjustment, Functional Status, and Depression in Advanced Cancer Patients

Autor: Adán Rodríguez-González, Verónica Velasco-Durántez, Patricia Cruz-Castellanos, Raquel Hernández, Ana Fernández-Montes, Paula Jiménez-Fonseca, Oscar A. Castillo-Trujillo, Miguel García-Carrasco, Berta Obispo, Jacobo Rogado, Mónica Antoñanzas-Basa, Caterina Calderon
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume 20
Issue 4
Pages: 3015
ISSN: 1660-4601
Popis: Depressive symptoms are common in individuals with advanced cancer. Objectives. This study sought to analyze the relationship between physical and functional status and depressive symptoms, and to assess the role of mental adjustment across these variables in people with advanced cancer. Methods. A prospective, cross-sectional design was adopted. Data were collected from 748 participants with advanced cancer at 15 tertiary hospitals in Spain. Participants completed self-report measures: Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer (Mini-MAC) scale, and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) questionnaire. Results. Depression was present in 44.3% of the participants and was more common among women, patients
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