Psychological Distress and Drawing Tests among Women with Breast Cancer.
10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e140
- Author:
Jiyeon KIM
1
;
Soyoung YOUN
;
Byeongil CHOI
;
Kyung Hae JUNG
;
Seung Do AHN
;
Sook Yeon HWANG
;
Seockhoon CHUNG
;
Jaedam LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Anxiety;
Depression;
Breast Cancer;
Diagnostic Drawing Series
- MeSH:
Anxiety;
Breast Neoplasms*;
Breast*;
Depression;
Female;
Humans;
Mass Screening;
Trees
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2018;33(17):e140-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of the Diagnostic Drawing Series (DDS) as a screening tool for the breast cancer patients with psychological distress. METHODS: All of 64 patients with breast cancer participated in this study. Patients' depressive and anxiety symptoms were assessed using Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) when the DDS was applied to the partipicants. RESULTS: Depressed patients used more enclosure in the Feeling drawings (P = 0.002) and tilt in Free drawings (P = 0.048). Patients with anxiety drew a picture over 67% of the paper (P = 0.015) in Tree drawing and more medium pressure (P = 0.049) in Feeling drawings. Thirty four subjects (77.3%) of unstable emotion group used over 67% of the space (P = 0.002). More Landscapes were observed in the Feeling drawings of unstable patients (P = 0.042). CONCLUSION: These results suggested that DDS could be used as a supplemental screening tool for psychological distress in breast cancer patients.
