Depression, Anxiety and Quality of Life of Women with Breast Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy

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dc.contributor.authorRahaman, H. N. Ashikuren_US
dc.contributor.authorChinnikatti, Shravana Kumaren_US
dc.contributor.authorAlam, Korsheden_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-21T11:26:07Z
dc.date.available2023-07-21T11:26:07Z
dc.date.issued2022-10
dc.description.abstractBackground: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and the second cause of death after lung cancer. One in eight women will become ill during their lifetime. Deaths from breast cancer made up around 7.2% of all deaths from cancer while among women, breast cancer accounted for 16.2% of all deaths from cancer. To assess anxiety, depression in women with breast cancer undergoing radiotherapy.Material & Methods:The study was conducted in the Department of Clinical Oncology, Enam Medical College & Hospital from March 2020 to April 2021. A total number of 120 women diagnosed with non-metastatic breast cancer were recruited for this cross-sectional survey. Following informed consent, patients were asked to complete demographics and clinical data questionnaire comprising with, the Dass-21 scale, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale- HADS. Data was analyzed using IBM SPSS software system.Results:The incidence of depression and anxiety for breast cancer patients is high. Results highlight similar prevalence of depression with HADS (37.5% mild and moderate depression and 62.5% serious depression) DASS-21 (39.2% mild and moderate 60.8% serious depression) but not similar for anxiety.Conclusions:The psychological complication in breast cancer patients was remarkable. Efforts to detect and treat depression and anxiety should be a priority, since they contribute to better tolerance and effectiveness in anti-neoplasmatic therapies.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsConsultant, Clinical Oncology, Enam Medical College Hospital, Savar, Bangladesh. Email: asiqonco1122@gmail.com, Orcid ID: 0000-0001-6965-4107en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSenior Consultant, Clinical Oncology, Enam Medical College Hospital, Savar, Bangladesh. Email: shravana444@gmail.com, Orcid ID: 0000-0001-6965-4108en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsHead of Department, Department of Oncology, Gonoshasthaya Samajvittik Medical College, Savar, Bangladesh. Email: korshedalam11@gmail.com, Orcid ID: 0000-0001-6965-4109en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsJunior Consultant (Cardiology) 250 Bed District Sadar Hospital, Bhola, Bangladesh. Email: mahadisbmc35thbatch@gmail.com, Orcid ID: 0000-0001-9703-0561en_US
dc.identifier.citationRahaman H. N. Ashikur, Chinnikatti Shravana Kumar, Alam Korshed. Depression, Anxiety and Quality of Life of Women with Breast Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy. Annals of International Medical and Dental Research. 2022 Oct; 8(5): 190-198en_US
dc.identifier.issn2395-2822
dc.identifier.issn2395-2814
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/220049
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherScholars Publisheren_US
dc.relation.issuenumber5en_US
dc.relation.volume8en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.53339/aimdr.2022.8.5.25en_US
dc.subjectDepressionen_US
dc.subjectAnxietyen_US
dc.subjectQuality of Lifeen_US
dc.subjectBreast Canceren_US
dc.subjectundergoing radiotherapy.en_US
dc.titleDepression, Anxiety and Quality of Life of Women with Breast Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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