Screening for depression in survivors of metastatic ovarian cancer in a programme of palliative cancer care.
BACKGROUND
Depression is seen in many cancer patients. It occurs in approximately 25% of palliative care patients.


METHODS
This study was local, prospective and cross-sectional. It was carried at Department of Clinical Oncology and Radiation Therapy of Charles University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.


RESULTS
The incidence of depression was 83.3% (25 of all 30 survivors). The relevance of depression is characterized: severely depressed was proved in 9 of all 30 survivors, the moderately depressed in 5 of all 30 survivors, the mildly depressed in 11 of all 30 survivors and normal range in 5 of all 30 survivors. The statistical evaluation not presents statistically significant dependence of ZSRDS on smoking abuse, marital status, age, number of associated diseases and type of palliative cancer care.


CONCLUSIONS
The results of the pilot depression study showed that subsist clear association between metastatic ovarian cancer and depression (Fig. 2, Ref. 30). Full Text (Free, PDF) www.bmj.sk.
Slovacek
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Clinical Oncology and Radiation Therapy Department, Charles University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. ladislav.slovacek@seznam.cz
Slanska
I
I
Slovackova
B
B
Petera
J
J
Filip
S
S
Priester
P
P
Kopecky
J
J
Jebavy
L
L
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D010166:Palliative Care