Study on characteristics of physical self of head and neck cancer patients with depression

VernacularTitle:并发抑郁症头颈癌患者的身体自我特点研究
Author: Yundong BAI ; Zhengzhi FENG ; Guoqing YANG ; Yi LI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Head and neck cancer; Cancer related depression; Physical self; Related factors
From: Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2012;21(9):807-809
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: ObjectiveTo study the relationship between depression and physical self and related factors of head and neck cancer patients (HNCPs).MethodsOne hundred and twenty-eight HNCPs were assessed with self-rating depression scale,physical self scale,negative physical self scale and symptom checklist-90 (SCL-90).SPSS 16.0 was used to analyze the data.ResultsThe evaluation of appearance,sport characters and figure characters were significantly different between sexual groups,the average physical self scale level of the male patients was higher than that of the females (3.33 ± 0.56 vs.2.87 ± 0.32,P ＜ 0.05).The appearance,sport characters,figure characters and sexual characters of physical self-concept were significantly different between age groups,the body satisfaction scale from higher to lower were under 45 years old patients,beyond 60 years old,between 46 and 59 years old.ConclusionThe evaluation of appearance is reversely correlated with the score of SCL-90,the evaluation of short,appearance and fat in negative physical self are positively correlated with the score of SCL-90.