Analyses on the rate and epidemic characteristics of anxiety and depression among cancer patients in Yangpu District in Shanghai.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the rate and epidemic characteristics of anxiety and depression of cancer patients in Yangpu district in Shanghai, China.


METHODS
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%.


CONCLUSIONS
Psychological intervention is necessary for cancer patients, with comprehensive measures to improve life qualities and healing effects.
Li
Anle
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Yangpu District Center For Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China. anle_li@yahoo.com.cn
D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires