ArticleIndian journal of palliative care
Screening of Psychological Distress in Cancer Patients During Chemotherapy: A Cross-sectional Study.
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- Psychological distress among cancer patients in African countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis study.BMC psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Depression, Anxiety, and Other Mental Disorders in Patients With Cancer in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JCO global oncology · 2021Pooled it
- Involving the general practitioner during curative cancer treatment: a systematic review of health care interventions.BMJ open · 2019Pooled it
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- A randomised online experimental study to compare responses to brief and extended surveys of health-related quality of life and psychosocial outcomes among women with breast cancer.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021Trial
- Effect of group music therapy on state-anxiety and well-being levels of oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy: a multi-center randomized clinical trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Assessment of psychological distress and its associated factors among patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy in rural Bangladesh.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
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- Effect of a Single Live Group Music Therapy Intervention on Anxiety-State and Well-Being Levels During Chemotherapy: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial Protocol.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective of this prospective, noninterventional, 8-months, observational study was to analyze and compare depression, anxiety, and stress (DAS) levels and their impacting factors in homogenous surviving cancer patients receiving chemotherapy as compared to normal control. MATERIALS AND
methodsA prospective and descriptive study was carried out jointly by Pharmacology and Oncology departments of a tertiary care center in Malwa region of Punjab. The data was collected by administering the validated questionnaire/response (21-item Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21)) after taking ethical approval and informed consent.
resultsAll eligible 300 subjects participated in the study and they were compared with 300 matched control. The mean age of the cases (cancer patients) and controls was 50.58 ± 13.64 and 46.1 ± 11.78 (mean (M) ± standard deviation (SD)) years. Statistical significant difference was observed in mean 'scoring of DAS' in cancer patients when compared with control groups. Anxiety mean scoring showed a statistical significant difference in groups (according to chemotherapy cycles given and duration of disease). Stress was more observed in breast cancer patients.
conclusionHolistic approach in cancer management including psychological evaluation and its solution at appropriate time/stage signifies the need of time as the present study revealed that the percentage of DAS as per the DASS scale was 90, 56, and 28%, respectively. A judicious diagnosis with an apposite intercession including psychological consultation with social support at appropriate time may alleviate the extra burden of psychological disorder, rather enhance the quality of life of cancer-affected rural population.
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