Frequency of depression among oncology outpatients and association with other symptoms

Autor: Eduardo Bruera, Véronique Trillet-Lenoir, Marilène Filbet, Pierre Saltel, Jean Pierre Coulon, Olivier Tredan, Élise Perceau, Julien Berthiller, Wadih Rhondali
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Supportive Care in Cancer. 20:2795-2802
ISSN: 1433-7339
0941-4355
Popis: Depression occurs among an estimated 15% of cancer patients (range, 1–77.5%). Our main objective was to identify the frequency of reported depression by using the Brief Edinburgh Depression Scale (BEDS) among cancer outpatients. Our secondary objective was to identify associated symptoms of cancer using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) and to evaluate the screening performance of depression between ESAS and BEDS. In this multicenter prospective study conducted, we used the ESAS to collect information on nine symptoms: pain, fatigue, nausea, depression, anxiety, drowsiness, shortness of breath, lack of appetite, and feeling of well-being (each rated from 0 to 10). The BEDS was used to assess for “probable depression” (score >6). Data were analyzed using a parametric and nonparametric test. A total of 146 patients completed the study. The prevalence of probable depression was 43/146 (29%). Probable depression was associated with increased fatigue (p = 0.008), depression (p
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