Analysis on current situation of depression and quality of life in patients with advanced gastric cancer and their correlation
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8348.2016.08.019
- VernacularTitle:晚期胃癌患者抑郁与生存质量的现状及相关性分析
- Author:
Zhi TANG
;
Zhennan WANG
;
Shuhui LI
;
Xianghui LIAO
;
Feng XIAN
;
Zhong XIE
;
Zhixiong LIN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
depression;
quality of life;
correlation;
advanced gastric cancer
- From:
Chongqing Medicine
2016;45(8):1065-1067
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To understand the status of depression and quality of life in the patients with advanced gastric cancer , and to explore their relationship .Methods The depression self rating scale (SDS) and the Chinese Scale of World Health Organiza‐tion Quality of Life Scale‐Brief Form Questionnaire (WHOQOL‐BREF) were adopted to conduct the questionnaire investigation on 131 patients with advanced gastric cancer ,then the results were compared with those of the health population .Results Among 131 patients with advanced gastric cancer ,the prevalence rate of depression was 47 .33% ,and the average SDS score was 45 .99 ± 15 .47 ,which were higher than those of the health population .The scores of quality of life were 61 .61 ± 12 .66 for the physiologic health domain ,59 .54 ± 12 .49 for the mental health domain ,64 .95 ± 14 .16 for the social relation domain and 52 .93 ± 14 .07 for the surrounding environment domain .There was a significant correlation between the depression score with the four domains scores of life quality ,in which the correlation with the mental health domain was strongest (r= -0 .636 ,r2 =0 .405) .Conclusion High depression level and poor quality of life exist in the patients with advanced gastric cancer ,and there is a correlation between them , in which the correlation between depression with the mental health domain is strongest .
