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Research Journal of Medical Sciences

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A Study on the Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety and its Association with Quality of Life in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

V. Venkatesh Mathan Kumar, Muthurangam Geetha and Sharon Joe Daniel
Page: 542-550 | Received 25 Sep 2024, Published online: 08 Jan 2025

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Abstract

Head and Neck Cancers are one of the commonest Cancers in the world. It comes with a unique set of problems of disfigurement, eating, swallowing and breathing difficulties. The problems faced by the Cancer sufferer is not only due to Cancer and its spread but also due to the adverse effects of the treatment. The Cancer diagnosis is fatal blow to the individual and his family. To study the Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety in Head and Neck Cancer patients. To find out the Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer patients. To study the association between Depression and Anxiety and Quality of Life. Patients admitted in a Tertiary Care Hospital diagnosed with Head and Neck Cancer were enrolled in the study after obtaining the Informed Consent. Clinical Interview was done and Anxiety and Depression was evaluated. The Severity of Psychiatric Morbidity assessed by giving Rating scales, HAM‐A, HAM‐D, WHOQOLBREF. The Psychiatric Morbidity in Head and Neck Cancer patients in the study sample was 37%. Among them 31% were having Depression and 6% were having anxiety disorders. Depression was common in males. Anxiety was common in females. The Quality of life scores were poorer in cancer patients having Psychiatric Morbidity. Psychiatric Morbidity is high in Head and Neck Cancer patients. The Sociodemographic variables and Cancer related variables correlated well with Depression. Quality Of Life scores were reduced in the presence of Psychiatric Morbidity. The scope of Psychiatric Intervention offers a glimmer of hope in the Head and Neck Cancer patients besieged by the disease and its complication.

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V. Venkatesh Mathan Kumar, Muthurangam Geetha and Sharon Joe Daniel. A Study on the Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety and its Association with Quality of Life in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2025.1.542.550
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