Influencing factors of depressive symptoms in patients with malignant tumour
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Dongmei Wang1,2, Nana He3, Yuwu Liu4
1Department of Pharmacology, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.
Objective:
To assess the influencing factors of depressive symptoms in malignant tumour patients.
Methods:
Participants were 2079 inpatients with malignant tumour (1291: depressive symptoms; 788 no depressive symptoms). Univariable and multivariable logistic regression were used to evaluate sociodemographic and clinical factors influencing depressive symptoms.
Results:
Risk factors were family income ≤5000 yuan (odds ratio [OR]: 4.966, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.938-8.395) and 5001-10,000 yuan (OR: 3.111, 95% CI: 1.840-5.260); Karnofsky Performance Status of 70 (OR: 2.783, 95% CI: 1.281-6.042) and 80 (OR: 1.834, 95% CI: 1.139-2.953); disease course ≤1 year; palliative treatment (OR: 2.288, 95% CI: 1.292-4.055); progressive disease (OR: 1.876, 95% CI: 1.284-2.739); pain (OR: 1.973, 95% CI: 1.555-2.505); cancer type: lung (OR: 3.199, 95% CI: 1.938-5.279), oesophagus (OR: 3.288, 95% CI: 1.673-6.464), cervix (OR: 1.542, 95% CI: 1.056-2.253) and partial knowledge of disease condition (OR: 2.366, 95% CI: 1.653-3.385). Return to work (OR: 0.503, 95% CI: 0.348-0.727) and physical exercise (OR: 0.437, 95% CI: 0.347-0.551) were protective against depressive symptoms.
Conclusions:
Several factors affected depressive symptoms in malignant tumour patients, including income, disease type and course, palliative treatment, return to work and physical exercise.
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