Mental Adjustment, Functional Status, and Depression in Advanced Cancer Patients

Depressive symptoms are common in individuals with advanced cancer. This study sought to analyze the relationship between physical and functional status and depressive symptoms, and to assess the role of mental adjustment across these variables in people with advanced cancer. A prospective, cross-se...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2023-02, Vol.20 (4), p.3015
Main Authors: Rodríguez-González, Adán, Velasco-Durántez, Verónica, Cruz-Castellanos, Patricia, Hernández, Raquel, Fernández-Montes, Ana, Jiménez-Fonseca, Paula, Castillo-Trujillo, Oscar A, García-Carrasco, Miguel, Obispo, Berta, Rogado, Jacobo, Antoñanzas-Basa, Mónica, Calderon, Caterina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjustment
Age
Aged
Analysis
Attitudes
Cancer
Cancer patients
Care and treatment
Comorbidity
Coping
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression - epidemiology
Depression, Mental
Female
Functional Status
Humans
Likert scale
Mental depression
Neoplasms
Oncology, Experimental
Patient compliance
Patients
Prospective Studies
Quality of Life
Questionnaires
Rehabilitation
Variables
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Summary:Depressive symptoms are common in individuals with advanced cancer. This study sought to analyze the relationship between physical and functional status and depressive symptoms, and to assess the role of mental adjustment across these variables in people with advanced cancer. A prospective, cross-sectional design was adopted. Data were collected from 748 participants with advanced cancer at 15 tertiary hospitals in Spain. Participants completed self-report measures: Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer (Mini-MAC) scale, and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) questionnaire. Depression was present in 44.3% of the participants and was more common among women, patients
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph20043015