Chance of psychiatric morbidity amongst recently diagnosed cancer outpatients attending a chemotherapy unit
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Resumo: | The prevalent rate of psychiatry morbidity amongst patients with cancer reported in various studies ranges from 5 to 50%, a variation that can be attributed to differences in sample size, the disease itself and treatment factors. The objectives of the present study were to determine the frequency of psychiatric morbidity amongst recently diagnosed cancer outpatients and try to identify which factors might be related to further psychological distress. Two hundred and eleven (70.9%) female patients and 87 (29.1%) male patients from the chemotherapy unit of the Cancer Hospital A.C. Camargo (São Paulo) completed a questionnaire that featured data on demographic, medical and treatment details. The Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) was administered to the patients to determine their personal psychiatric morbidity. Seventy-two patients (25.8%) scored> or = 8 in the SRQ-20, the cut-off point for a patient to be considered a psychiatric case. When the low and high scoring groups were compared no differences were detected regarding age, marital status, tumor site, sex, or previous treatment. Nonetheless, patients in the lowest social class and those who were bedridden less than 50% of the time had a significantly higher probability of being a psychiatric case. Regarding help-seeking behavior in situations in which they had doubts or were frightened, about 64% of the total sample did not seek any type of support and did not talk to anyone. This frequency of psychiatric morbidity agrees with data from the cancer literature. According to many investigators, the early detection of a comorbid psychiatric disorder is crucial to relieve a patient's suffering. |
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Chance of psychiatric morbidity amongst recently diagnosed cancer outpatients attending a chemotherapy unitPsychiatric morbidityCancerChemotherapyCommunicationPsychological distressThe prevalent rate of psychiatry morbidity amongst patients with cancer reported in various studies ranges from 5 to 50%, a variation that can be attributed to differences in sample size, the disease itself and treatment factors. The objectives of the present study were to determine the frequency of psychiatric morbidity amongst recently diagnosed cancer outpatients and try to identify which factors might be related to further psychological distress. Two hundred and eleven (70.9%) female patients and 87 (29.1%) male patients from the chemotherapy unit of the Cancer Hospital A.C. Camargo (São Paulo) completed a questionnaire that featured data on demographic, medical and treatment details. The Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) was administered to the patients to determine their personal psychiatric morbidity. Seventy-two patients (25.8%) scored> or = 8 in the SRQ-20, the cut-off point for a patient to be considered a psychiatric case. When the low and high scoring groups were compared no differences were detected regarding age, marital status, tumor site, sex, or previous treatment. Nonetheless, patients in the lowest social class and those who were bedridden less than 50% of the time had a significantly higher probability of being a psychiatric case. Regarding help-seeking behavior in situations in which they had doubts or were frightened, about 64% of the total sample did not seek any type of support and did not talk to anyone. This frequency of psychiatric morbidity agrees with data from the cancer literature. According to many investigators, the early detection of a comorbid psychiatric disorder is crucial to relieve a patient's suffering.Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Escola Paulista de Medicina Departamento de PsiquiatriaHospital A.C. CamargoUNIFESP, EPM, Depto. de PsiquiatriaSciELOAssociação Brasileira de Divulgação CientíficaUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)Hospital A.C. CamargoChaves, Ana Cristina [UNIFESP]Pinto, Renata Novaes [UNIFESP]Lourenço, Maria Teresa Duarte Pereira da Cruz [UNIFESP]Mari, Jair de Jesus [UNIFESP]2015-06-14T13:31:43Z2015-06-14T13:31:43Z2005-09-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion1423-1427application/pdfhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-879X2005000900018Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, v. 38, n. 9, p. 1423-1427, 2005.10.1590/S0100-879X2005000900018S0100-879X2005000900018.pdf0100-879XS0100-879X2005000900018http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/2659WOS:000231773600018ark:/48912/001300000md64engBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Researchinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNIFESPinstname:Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)instacron:UNIFESP2024-08-05T23:14:07Zoai:repositorio.unifesp.br/:11600/2659Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://www.repositorio.unifesp.br/oai/requestbiblioteca.csp@unifesp.bropendoar:34652024-12-11T20:24:56.030876Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP - Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)false |
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Chance of psychiatric morbidity amongst recently diagnosed cancer outpatients attending a chemotherapy unit |
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Chance of psychiatric morbidity amongst recently diagnosed cancer outpatients attending a chemotherapy unit |
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Chance of psychiatric morbidity amongst recently diagnosed cancer outpatients attending a chemotherapy unit Chaves, Ana Cristina [UNIFESP] Psychiatric morbidity Cancer Chemotherapy Communication Psychological distress |
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Chance of psychiatric morbidity amongst recently diagnosed cancer outpatients attending a chemotherapy unit |
title_full |
Chance of psychiatric morbidity amongst recently diagnosed cancer outpatients attending a chemotherapy unit |
title_fullStr |
Chance of psychiatric morbidity amongst recently diagnosed cancer outpatients attending a chemotherapy unit |
title_full_unstemmed |
Chance of psychiatric morbidity amongst recently diagnosed cancer outpatients attending a chemotherapy unit |
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Chance of psychiatric morbidity amongst recently diagnosed cancer outpatients attending a chemotherapy unit |
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Chaves, Ana Cristina [UNIFESP] |
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Chaves, Ana Cristina [UNIFESP] Pinto, Renata Novaes [UNIFESP] Lourenço, Maria Teresa Duarte Pereira da Cruz [UNIFESP] Mari, Jair de Jesus [UNIFESP] |
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Pinto, Renata Novaes [UNIFESP] Lourenço, Maria Teresa Duarte Pereira da Cruz [UNIFESP] Mari, Jair de Jesus [UNIFESP] |
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Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Hospital A.C. Camargo |
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Chaves, Ana Cristina [UNIFESP] Pinto, Renata Novaes [UNIFESP] Lourenço, Maria Teresa Duarte Pereira da Cruz [UNIFESP] Mari, Jair de Jesus [UNIFESP] |
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Psychiatric morbidity Cancer Chemotherapy Communication Psychological distress |
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Psychiatric morbidity Cancer Chemotherapy Communication Psychological distress |
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The prevalent rate of psychiatry morbidity amongst patients with cancer reported in various studies ranges from 5 to 50%, a variation that can be attributed to differences in sample size, the disease itself and treatment factors. The objectives of the present study were to determine the frequency of psychiatric morbidity amongst recently diagnosed cancer outpatients and try to identify which factors might be related to further psychological distress. Two hundred and eleven (70.9%) female patients and 87 (29.1%) male patients from the chemotherapy unit of the Cancer Hospital A.C. Camargo (São Paulo) completed a questionnaire that featured data on demographic, medical and treatment details. The Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) was administered to the patients to determine their personal psychiatric morbidity. Seventy-two patients (25.8%) scored> or = 8 in the SRQ-20, the cut-off point for a patient to be considered a psychiatric case. When the low and high scoring groups were compared no differences were detected regarding age, marital status, tumor site, sex, or previous treatment. Nonetheless, patients in the lowest social class and those who were bedridden less than 50% of the time had a significantly higher probability of being a psychiatric case. Regarding help-seeking behavior in situations in which they had doubts or were frightened, about 64% of the total sample did not seek any type of support and did not talk to anyone. This frequency of psychiatric morbidity agrees with data from the cancer literature. According to many investigators, the early detection of a comorbid psychiatric disorder is crucial to relieve a patient's suffering. |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-879X2005000900018 Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, v. 38, n. 9, p. 1423-1427, 2005. 10.1590/S0100-879X2005000900018 S0100-879X2005000900018.pdf 0100-879X S0100-879X2005000900018 http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/2659 WOS:000231773600018 |
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Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, v. 38, n. 9, p. 1423-1427, 2005. 10.1590/S0100-879X2005000900018 S0100-879X2005000900018.pdf 0100-879X S0100-879X2005000900018 WOS:000231773600018 ark:/48912/001300000md64 |
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