| Chapter title |
Intensity of Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Lung Cancer in Relation to Quality of Life
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 50 |
| Book title |
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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| Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, June 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/5584_2017_50 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-973702-7, 978-3-31-973703-4
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| Authors |
Polański, Jacek, Chabowski, Mariusz, Chudiak, Anna, Uchmanowicz, Bartosz, Janczak, Dariusz, Rosińczuk, Joanna, Mazur, Grzegorz, Jacek Polański, Mariusz Chabowski, Anna Chudiak, Bartosz Uchmanowicz, Dariusz Janczak, Joanna Rosińczuk, Grzegorz Mazur |
| Abstract |
Psychological factors, such as the anxiety and depression, which often occur in patients with lung cancer might negatively influence their quality of life. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of anxiety and depression in lung cancer patients on quality of life. The study included 180 lung patients of the mean age of 62.7 ± 9.7 years. The following scales were employed in the study: Quality of Life Questionnaire QLQ-C30 and LC13 scale, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS). The overall score of quality of life measured by QLQ-C30 was 47.1 ± 23.4 points on a hundred-point scale. Anxiety was diagnosed in 67 patients (37.2%) and depression in 75 patients (41.7%) by HADS. Quality of life was significantly worse in case of anxiety and depression (p < 0.05), which negatively influenced both functional and symptom intensity scales measured with QLQ-C30 and QLQ-LC13. We conclude that early identification of anxiety and depression may help in therapeutic decision-making and may be a useful predictive factor in lung cancer patients. |
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