title: Relationship between Depression and Self-care in Iranian Patients with Cancer
abstract: Background: The current cross-sectional study was carried out to determine relationships between self-care and
  depression in patients with cancer. Materials and Methods: From October to December, 2015, 380 patients with cancer
  admitted to the associated university’s medical sciences hospitals (Sari, Iran), were entered into the study using non
  random sampling (accessible sampling). Data were collected by demographic questionnaire, Center for Epidemiological
  Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) and a Self-care Questionnaire. Results: Males (48.4±13±39; CI95: 46.4-50.4) were
  older than females (45.3±18.4; CI95:42.8-47.9). Spearman correlation analysis results showed that there was a significant
  negative correlation between self-care and depression (r= -0.134, P<0.05) and also a significant inverse relationship
  between physical (r= -0.166, P=0.001), psychological (r= -0.207, P<0.001) and emotional self-care (r= -0.179, P<0.001)
  with depression. Conclusions: It appears that self-care measures such as training of physical exercises, promotion of
  physical self-care, holding counseling sessions and psychotherapy can reduce depression levels.
authors.affiliation: Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Email:anna3043@gmail.com
authors.forename: Amir Hossein
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Goudarzian
authors.forename: Masoumeh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bagheri Nesami
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zamani
authors.forename: Ameneh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nasiri
authors.forename: Sima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beik
keywords: Depression; cancer; pain; patients; Iran