Anle Li1. 1. Yangpu District Center For Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China. anle_li@yahoo.com.cn
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the rate and epidemic characteristics of anxiety and depression of cancer patients in Yangpu district in Shanghai, China. METHOD:A self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and a self-rating depression scale (SDS) were used to value the index of depression and anxiety of 560 cancer patients living in a community, randomly selected from the 'Shanghai cancer patients database' in cluster sampling. A total of 511 questionnaires were returned and valid. RESULTS: The depression rate according to self- rating depression scale in cancer patients was 53.0%; and the anxiety rate according to self- rating anxiety scale in cancer patients was 32.7%. The rate for anxiety and depression was 30.1%; and the ratio of depression accompany with anxiety was 58.8%; the ratio of depression accompany with sub-anxiety was 4.35%. CONCLUSION:Psychological intervention is necessary for cancer patients, with comprehensive measures to improve life qualities and healing effects.
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the rate and epidemic characteristics of anxiety and depression of cancerpatients in Yangpu district in Shanghai, China. METHOD: A self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and a self-rating depression scale (SDS) were used to value the index of depression and anxiety of 560 cancerpatients living in a community, randomly selected from the 'Shanghai cancerpatients database' in cluster sampling. A total of 511 questionnaires were returned and valid. RESULTS: The depression rate according to self- rating depression scale in cancerpatients was 53.0%; and the anxiety rate according to self- rating anxiety scale in cancerpatients was 32.7%. The rate for anxiety and depression was 30.1%; and the ratio of depression accompany with anxiety was 58.8%; the ratio of depression accompany with sub-anxiety was 4.35%. CONCLUSION: Psychological intervention is necessary for cancerpatients, with comprehensive measures to improve life qualities and healing effects.