Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, Comprehensive Cancer Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, KSA
Research Article
Depression, Anxiety and Quality of Life among Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study in Saudi Arabia
Author(s): Nouf Almutairi*, Maryam Alharbi, Baraa M. Hammoudi and Othman Almutairi
Introduction: Cancer patients have higher incidence of anxiety and depression which have a negative impact on the quality of their life independently and dependently from cancer. This Study was conducted to assess the relationship of anxiety, depression and quality of life among cancer patients in Saudi Arabia.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted on cancer patients who underwent routine Outpatient health-care services in a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Results: In this study 393 cancer patients were included. Majority of them were females, married, aged between 40-60 years old. In 31% of patients had breast cancer and the 2nd most prevalent cancer was lymphoma (7.3%). Majority of patients had neither depression nor anxiety with the following rates respectively [71.1%, 86.1%]. The as.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/1948-5956.2020.12.342
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