ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2014
Association between suicidal ideation and behavior, and depression, anxiety, and perceived social support in cancer patients.
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- Psychological distress and associated factors among cancer patients in public hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychology · 2023Article
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- Magnitude and Associated Factors of Suicidal Ideation Among Cancer Patients at Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia, 2019: Cross-sectional Study.Cancer management and research · 2021Article
- Fatigue and Suicidal Ideation in People With Multiple Sclerosis: The Role of Social Support.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Interventions for Reducing Suicide Risk in Cancer Patients: A Literature Review.Europe's journal of psychology · 2019Article
- Trends in incidence and associated risk factors of suicide mortality in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.Cancer medicine · 2018Article
- A phenomenological account of social sources, coping effects and relational role of social support in nursing among chronic patients with hepatitis.Journal of research in nursing : JRN · 2018Article
- What is the Incidence of Suicide in Patients with Bone and Soft Tissue Cancer? : Suicide and Sarcoma.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2017Article
- Anxiety, depression, perceived social support and quality of life in Malaysian breast cancer patients: a 1-year prospective study.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2015Article
- Association of Suicidal Ideation With Physical Health Conditions, Mental Health Conditions, and Multimorbidity and the Modifying Role of Emotional Social Support: A Cross-Sectional Study in Japan.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to determine the relationship between suicidal behavior and associated factors such as depression, anxiety, and perceived social support level in cancer patients. MATERIAL AND
methodsThe study group included 102 patients who were under treatment in the oncology department and the control group included 100 individuals with similar sociodemographic features. A sociodemographic information form, Beck depression inventory, Beck anxiety inventory, suicidal behavior inventory, suicidal ideation inventory, and multidimensional inventory of perceived social support were used.
resultsThe mean Beck depression inventory and Beck anxiety inventory scores in the study group were significantly higher compared to the control group. Thirteen patients in the study group attempted suicide, whereas 3 individuals attempted suicide in the control group. Similarly, the mean suicide behavior and ideation scores in the study group were significantly higher compared to the control group. The mean total multidimensional inventories of perceived social support score, as well as the mean family and friend sub-inventory scores in the control group were significantly higher compared to the study group.
conclusionsThis study revealed that depression and anxiety occur frequently in cancer patients. Suicide attempts and ideation are higher in cancer patients compared to the control group. Social support perceived from family and friends is lower in cancer patients. Suicide attempts are correlated with depression, anxiety, low level of perceived social support, and advanced disease stage.
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