ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022
Depression and anxiety prevalence and correlations among cancer patients at Tikur Anbesa Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018: Cross-sectional study.
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- Global prevalence and determinant factors of pain, depression, and anxiety among cancer patients: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Depression, anxiety and associated factors among cancer patients in Africa; a systematic review and meta-analysis study.BMC psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Anxiety and depression among cancer patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of music therapy on anxiety among patients undergoing cardiac procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: People with cancer, as well as their family members and loved ones, frequently experience distress. Distress can sometimes escalate from a normal level to one that interferes with therapy, makes it difficult for you to function or cope, and has an impact on many aspects life. About 1 in 4 people with cancer experience major or clinical depression, and anxiety is also a common problem for cancer patients. Anxiety and depression are the most familiar mental illnesses among cancer patients. Objectives: The objectives of this study was to assess the prevalence and correlates of depression and anxiety among cancer patients attending treatment at Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital. Methods: Hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted from 15 April to 15 May 2018. This study was conducted at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital is in Addis Ababa, capital city of Ethiopia. A pretested interviewer administered questionnaire was used to collect data by trained psychiatry nurses. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was used to collect an outcome variable (the presence of anxiety and depression). Result: According to the study, anxiety and depression were present in 54.6 percent and 40.4 percent of the Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital's cancer patients, respectively. Factors that were strongly associated with depression were being a woman, having less education, bleeding right now, being younger (30 to 39 years old), and suffering discomfort. With AOR of 2.18 (1.38-3.44), 1.73 (1.10-2.85), 2.57 (1.61-4.11), 2.28 (1.12-4.63), 1.64 (1.00-2.69), respectively with 95% CI. On the other hand factors significantly associated with anxiety among cancer patients attending treatment at Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital were marital status with AOR 2.10 (1.01-4.02), feeling discomfort 2.06 (1.00-3.03), and bleeding 3.52 (2.31-5.64. Conclusion: Guidelines for screening and treating depression and anxiety in cancer patients should be developed by psychiatry departments in collaboration with oncology department. Oncology and psychiatry department better work and capacitate link to help for good of patients. To enhance and widen the current findings, additional research on depression and anxiety risk factors should be done.
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