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The effect of knowing the diagnosis on the depression symptoms in cancer patients

Kanserli hastalarda tanıyı bilmenin depresif belirtilere etkisi

Pages
491–494
Publication Date
2022-10-10
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And only informing the patient about the diagnosis (of cancer) regardless of the other variables has been found ineffective to cause the depressive symptoms to occur.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Psychiatric* morbidity due to biological and psychosocial vulnerability traumas is important as the role of psychosocial factors on the progress of the illness on patients with cancer.
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Key Findings & Data:In this study, our aim was to compare the symptoms of depression between the two cancered patient groups of which clinical and sociodemographic features are similar. 21 patients who know the diagnosis of cancer and other 21 patients who do not, have been evaluated.
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Conclusion & Impact:And only informing the patient about the diagnosis (of cancer) regardless of the other variables has been found ineffective to cause the depressive symptoms to occur.
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Psychiatric* morbidity due to biological and psychosocial vulnerability traumas is important as the role of psychosocial factors on the progress of the illness on patients with cancer. The effects of informing patients about the diagnosis of cancer which is one of the factors that determine this morbidity are argued in terms of its ethic, legal and medical concern. In this study, our aim was to compare the symptoms of depression between the two cancered patient groups of which clinical and sociodemographic features are similar. 21 patients who know the diagnosis of cancer and other 21 patients who do not, have been evaluated. Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) was used to evaluate the depressive symptoms in two group. The results was evaluated with chi-square and T test. HDRS score average of those who know the diagnosis was 16.33± 9.68 and of those who did not know was 16.71 ± 9.54. As a result, there was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of their depressive symptoms. And only informing the patient about the diagnosis (of cancer) regardless of the other variables has been found ineffective to cause the depressive symptoms to occur.

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Kanserin seyri üzerindeki psikososyal etkenlerin rolü kadar, kanserin yol açtığı biyolojik ve psikososyal örselenmelere bağlı psikiyatrik morbidite de önemlidir. Bu morbiditeyi belirleyen etmenlerden biri olarak, kanser tanısının hastaya bildirilmesinin etik, yasal ve tıbbi yönleri tartışılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada klinik ve sosyodemografik özellikleri eşleştirilmiş iki kanserli hasta grubunda tanıyı bilen 21 ve bilmeyen 21 hasta arasında depresif belirtilerin şiddetinin karşılaştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Depresif belirtilerin şiddetini ölçmek üzere her iki gruptaki hastalara Hamilton Depresyon Ölçeği (HDÖ) uygulandı. Sonuçlar ki-kare ve students-t testi ile karşılaştırıldı. Tanıyı bilen hastaların HDÖ skor ortalaması 16.33+9.68, bilmeyenlerin ise 16.71± 9.54 bulundu. İki grup arasında depresif belirtilerin şiddeti açısından istatistiksel fark yoktu. Kanserli hastalarda tanının söylenmesi diğer değişkenlerden bağımsız olarak tek başına depresif belirtilerin ortaya çıkmasında etkili bulunmamıştır.

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KIRPINAR, İ., ÇAYKÖYLÜ, A., ÖZER, H. (2022). The effect of knowing the diagnosis on the depression symptoms in cancer patients. Atatürk Üniversitesi Tıp Dergisi (Y. A. The Eurasian Journal of Medicine), Cilt: 29 - Sayı: 3, 491–494. https://ajindex.com/articles/455148

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