Predictors of anxiety and depression in people with colorectal cancer

Autor: Neil C Campbell, Susan Hall, Susan Browne, Marie Johnston, Amanda J Lee, Elizabeth Mitchell, Leslie Samuel, Una Macleod, Nicola M Gray
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Supportive Care in Cancer. 22:307-314
ISSN: 1433-7339
0941-4355
Popis: People living with colorectal cancer are at risk of anxiety and depression. We investigated what factors were most highly associated with these. Four hundred and ninety-six people with colorectal cancer completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Data on functioning, symptoms, illness perceptions and social difficulties were collected by questionnaire. Case-note-identified disease, treatment and co-morbidity data were recorded. Multiple logistic regression identified factors independently predictive of anxiety and depression caseness. Self-reported history of anxiety/depression predicted anxiety but not depression caseness. Depression caseness predicted anxiety caseness (p = 0.043), as did poorer self-reported cognitive functioning (p = 0.001), dyspnoea (p = 0.015) or diarrhoea (p = 0.021), reporting a high negative life and emotional impact (p
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