ArticleWorld journal of psychiatry2025
Anxiety, depression, and coping styles among cervical cancer patients during radiotherapy and their correlations with uncertainty in illness.
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Abstract
backgroundCurrently, there is limited research examining the relationship between anxiety, depression, coping styles, and illness uncertainty in patients with cervical cancer (CC) undergoing radiotherapy. Addressing this gap could provide valuable insights and more reliable evidence for clinical practice targeting this patient population.
aimTo analyze the anxiety, depression, and coping styles of patients with CC undergoing radiotherapy and explore their correlations with illness uncertainty.
methodsA total of 200 patients with CC undergoing radiotherapy at The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University between June 2018 and June 2022 were enrolled. Anxiety and depression were assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), comprising subscales for anxiety (HADS-A) and depression (HADS-D). Coping styles were evaluated using the Jalowiec Coping Scale (JCS-60), comprising dimensions such as confrontive, evasive, optimistic, fatalistic, emotive, palliative, supportive, and self-reliant. Illness uncertainty was measured using the Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scale (MUIS), encompassing ambiguity, complexity, information deficit, and unpredictability. Correlations among anxiety, depression, coping styles, and illness uncertainty were analyzed.
resultsDuring radiotherapy, the mean scores were 7.12 ± 3.39 for HADS-A, 6.68 ± 3.49 for HADS-D, 1.52 ± 0.23 for JCS-60, and 93.40 ± 7.44 for MUIS. Anxiety (HADS-A ≥ 8) was present in 39.5% of patients, depression (HADS-D ≥ 8) in 41.0%, and both in 14.0%. Anxiety was significantly positively correlated with ambiguity, unpredictability, and total MUIS score (
conclusionAnxiety, depression, and coping styles in patients with CC undergoing radiotherapy correlate significantly with their level of illness uncertainty. Medical staff should address patients' psychological status and coping strategies by providing targeted information to reduce negative emotions, foster adaptive coping styles, and decrease illness uncertainty.
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