Investigation on the level of hopelessness,anxiety and depression in hospitalized patients with cancer
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2015.29.001
- VernacularTitle:住院癌症患者绝望及焦虑抑郁水平的调查研究
- Author:
Qiaoyi LI
;
Jinfang JIANG
;
Chunlan YU
;
Dongyang LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Tumor;
Anxiety;
Depression;
Hopelessness;
Investigation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2015;(29):2185-2189
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the suicide related psychological status of cancer patients in hospital. Methods 508 cancer patients in the Affiliated- Tumor- Hospital- of- Guangxi- Medical- University were recruited and using the hospital anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) for evaluating cancer patients′anxiety, depression, hopelessness. According to age, the patients were divided into three groups, comparing the differences in three groups′scores of anxiety, depression, hopelessness. Results Of all the respondents, there were 38.7% (172/445) patients with anxiety, and 26.3% (117/445) patients with depression, and 59.1% (263/445) patients with different degrees of hopelessness. In the comparison of three groups of patients, anxiety scores existed differences (U=7.083,P < 0.05), the average score of anxiety in patients below 40 years was 6.84±3.73, 40-49 years old patients with anxiety average score was 7.17±3.75, 50-60 years old patients with anxiety average score was 6.14±3.79. But depression scores and despair scores had no statistic difference among the three groups(U=2.417 and 0.166, P > 0.05). Conclusions Many people have anxiety / depression in cancer patients, most cancer patients have varying degrees of hopelessness. The health care workers should get attention to these suicide related psychology, take appropriate intervention, in order to avoid the occurrence of hospitalized cancer patients committing suicide.
