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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2021

Depression and Anxiety in Patients With Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Abdallah Y Naser, Anas Nawfal Hameed, Nour Mustafa, Hassan Alwafi, Eman Zmaily Dahmash, Hamad S Alyami, Haya Khalil

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 120 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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120 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. The effectiveness of reminiscence therapy on anxiety, depression, and quality of life in adult cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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  12. Effects of advance care planning on hope, anxiety, attitudes, and behavioral intentions in older adults with cancer: A randomized controlled study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  15. The effect of two different types of music played to cancer patients during chemotherapy on anxiety, nausea, and satisfaction levels.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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  17. Psychological impact of hospital admission in cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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7 authors.

Abdallah Y NaserFaculty of Pharmacy, Isra University, Amman, Jordan.
Anas Nawfal HameedFaculty of Pharmacy, Isra University, Amman, Jordan.
Nour MustafaDepartment of Pharmacy, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan.
Hassan AlwafiDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Eman Zmaily DahmashFaculty of Pharmacy, Isra University, Amman, Jordan.
Hamad S AlyamiDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia.
Haya KhalilDepartment of Pharmacy, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesDepression and anxiety persist in cancer patients, creating an additional burden during treatment and making it more challenging in terms of management and control. Studies on the prevalence of depression and anxiety among cancer patients in the Middle East are limited and include many limitations such as their small sample sizes and restriction to a specific type of cancer in specific clinical settings. This study aimed to describe the prevalence and risk factors of depression and anxiety among cancer patients in the inpatient and outpatient settings. MATERIALS AND

methodsA total of 1,011 patients (399 inpatients and 612 outpatients) formed the study sample. Patients' psychological status was assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale. The prevalence rate of depressive and anxious symptomatology was estimated by dividing the number of patients who exceeded the borderline score: 10 or more for each subscale of the HADS scale, 15 or more for the GAD-7 scale, and 15 or more in the PHQ-9 by the total number of the patients. Risk factors were identified using logistic regression.

resultsThe prevalence of depressive and anxious symptomatology among all patients was 23.4% and 19.1-19.9%, respectively. Depressive symptomatology was more prevalent across patients who were hospitalized (37.1%) compared with patients in the outpatient setting (14.5%) (

conclusionOur study findings demonstrated a higher prevalence of depressive and anxious symptomatology in the inpatient setting and advanced disease stages. In addition, the underutilization of antidepressant therapy was observed. There is a need to consider mental disorders as part of the treatment protocol for cancer patients. Enhanced clinical monitoring and treatment of depression and anxiety of cancer patients are required.

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