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Comparative Study
The prevalence of anxiety and depression in palliative care patients with cancer in Western Australia and New South Wales.
To examine the prevalence and predictors of depression and anxiety in palliative care patients with cancer in Western Australia and New South Wales. ⋯ These findings underscore the need for routine screening for anxiety and depression in palliative care settings, including questions about past personal and family history of anxiety and depression, and the need for a range of interventions and support services.
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To assess the prevalence and predictors of depression and anxiety in women with ovarian cancer and their caregivers, to compare levels of depression and anxiety with community norms, and to explore the relationship between patients and their nominated caregivers. ⋯ While depression is significantly more common in women with ovarian cancer than in the general population, it is caregivers of such patients who report much higher levels of both subclinical and clinical depression and anxiety.
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To assess psychosocial distress in patients with early (localised) and advanced (metastatic) prostate cancer (PCA) at diagnosis (Time 1) and 12 months later (Time 2), and identify psychosocial factors predictive of later distress. ⋯ Men with early PCA experience decreasing vitality and increasing psychological distress over the 12 months following diagnosis; this trend is accelerated after diagnosis with advanced PCA. A fatalistic coping pattern at diagnosis of early PCA predicts later depression while cognitive avoidance and lower anxious preoccupation at diagnosis of advanced PCA predict later anxiety.
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To describe the outcomes and clinical experience of a 12-week pilot study of routine distress screening of newly admitted patients to an acute haematology and oncology ward. ⋯ The use of routine distress screening by inpatient cancer services can significantly improve their capacity to offer psychosocial care.
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To assess symptoms of depression and anxiety in patients with head and neck cancers (HNCs) before and after radiotherapy. ⋯ These findings suggest that rates of depression in patients with HNCs increase after cancer treatment, with a third of patients experiencing clinically significant symptoms of depression after radiotherapy.