Influence of different depression status on symptoms and survival status in patients with metastasis tumor in spine
- VernacularTitle:不同抑郁程度对脊柱转移癌患者临床症状及生存的影响
- Author:
Huajiang CHEN
;
Jianru XIAO
;
Lianshun JIA
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
depression;
spine;
metastasis;
symptom;
survival period
- From:
Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University
2001;0(09):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the influence of different depression degree status on the clinic symptoms and survival status in the patients with metastasis tumor in spine (MTS). Methods: By using Zung's self rating depression scale (SDS), we studied 125 patients with MTS between 1999 and 2001. Results: It was found that 44% patients with MTS were affected by depression. The survival period in the negative depression group(NDP) was longer than that in the moderate and the severe groups after a mean of 21 months follow up( P
