title: Genitourinary cancer: psychological assessment and gender differences.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The study of the psychological impact in patients diagnosed with cancer is an important topic. Cancer diagnosis can induce feelings of anxiety, depression, fear of recurrence and produce treatment side effects. Men and women tend to differ in their way of dealing with emotional distress and physical illness. The aim of this study is to investigate and evaluate the prevalence and detection of psychological disease in patients with genitourinary tumors and outline the eventual gender differences.
  
  
  METHODS
  State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Self-Rating Depression Scale and Illness Behavior Questionnaire were administered to 60 patients with genitourinary neoplasm.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most patients show symptoms of depression and anxiety during the hospitalization. We have observed a significant gender differences in the psycho-emotional assessment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study confirms the importance to make available for the patients a proper and continuous support in pre- and postsurgery period to prevent the generation of psychological disorders.
authors.affiliation: Psicologo, Università di Firenze, 11 IT-50134 Firenze, Italy. alerispoli@virgilio.it
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rispoli
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pavone
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bongini
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Di Loro
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ponchietti
authors.forename: Michelangelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rizzo
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010552:Personality Assessment; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012803:Sick Role; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014565:Urogenital Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*