title: [Anxiety and depression in patients with laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer (preliminary report)].
abstract: Occurrence of anxiety and depression was investigated in 76 patients with recognized larynx and/or hypopharynx cancer and with or without alcohol dependence. The patients were treated using total or partial laryngectomy or radiotherapy. Patients were examined three times using questionnaires: SCID, BDI, STAI. The greatest intensity of anxiety was observed before treatment, especially in patients qualified for surgery. After finishing the treatment, independently of the type of operation, intensity of anxiety was lower than in patients treated using radiotherapy In patients after total laryngectomy the greatest intensity of depression was observed 7 days after operation. The mood of these patients has improved significantly before discharge from hospital. In patients treated with partial laryngectomy such great changes of mood were not observed. In patients treated using radiotherapy were stated greater intensity of depression at the end of treatment - despite of initial mood improvement. Patients with alcohol dependence were stated greater intensity of anxiety and depression than in the other patients. Dynamics of the intensity of anxiety and depression in the different diagnostic and therapeutic groups of patients with laryngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer should be done under consideration of their prophylactic and rehabilitative effects.
authors.affiliation: Studium Doktoranckie PAM w Szczecinie. gmatyja@sci.pam.szczecin.pl
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matyja
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Matyja
authors.forename: Czesława
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tarnowska
authors.forename: Danuta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rogowska
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Horodnicki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology*; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D007825:Laryngectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome