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SynthesisEuropean journal of cancer care2022

Prevalence of psychological distress among cancer patients in Southeast Asian countries: A systematic review.

Shahla Ostovar, Amir Modarresi Chahardehi, Intan Hashimah Mohd Hashim, Azizah Othman, Joanna Kruk, Mark D Griffiths

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Synthesis in European journal of cancer care, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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31citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Prescription and use of psychoactive medications among cancer patients and associated factors in lower and upper middle-income countries: systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  2. Resistance training for fatigue in people with cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Shahla OstovarSchool of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Penang, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1498-8406
Amir Modarresi ChahardehiIntegrative Medicine Cluster Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bertam, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Intan Hashimah Mohd HashimSchool of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Penang, Malaysia.
Azizah OthmanDepartment of Paediatrics, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6649-9209
Joanna KrukFaculty of Physical Culture and Health, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland.
Mark D GriffithsPsychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524
Universiti Sains Malaysia · MYNottingham Trent University · GBUniversity of Szczecin · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Psychological distress (including depression and anxiety) is common in the first years of cancer diagnosis but can differ by country and region. The aim of the present paper was to review the prevalence of psychological distress among cancer patients in the Southeast Asia (SEA) region. A systematic literature search was carried out using several databases (i.e., PubMed, PsychARTICLES, Embase, CINAHI, Web of Sciences, Plus, Scopus, and AHMED). Papers originally published in English language were taken into consideration if they (i) were published from 2010 to 2021 and (ii) reported the prevalence of psychological distress among patients with different types of cancer. A total of 23 studies met the inclusion criteria. The most frequently employed psychometric instrument for anxiety and depression screening was the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). The prevalence of anxiety (ranging from 7% to 88%) was wider than that of depression (ranging from 3% to 65.5%) among patients with different types of cancer and living in various countries in the SEA region. The overall prevalence rate of psychological distress among cancer patients from the SEA region was not fundamentally very different from that of general populations. These findings provide useful information for health professionals and cancer patients to understand the negative role of psychological distress in quality of life and health. The research findings demonstrate the importance of counselling for psychological distress among cancer patients as means of effectively resolving their psychological problems and ultimately improving the quality of oncology medical care. Clinical recommendations for cancer management should incorporate the early identification of (and therapy for) psychological distress, as well as their monitoring during treatment.

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NeoplasmsPsychological DistressAnxietyDepressionHumansPrevalenceQuality of LifeStress, Psychologicalanxietycancerdepressionpsychological distressSoutheast Asia

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PMID35934684
PMCPMC9786346
OpenAlexW4297799102

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