Department of Radiation & Clinical Oncology, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria.
College of Medicine, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria.
Psychooncology. 2021 Apr;30(4):529-535. doi: 10.1002/pon.5598. Epub 2020 Dec 1.
Frequently, little attention is paid by clinicians on the psychiatric disorders that may be associated with cancers. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of major depressive disorders in outpatients with cancers at the Radiology Oncology Centre of the National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria. It also sought to determine the socio-demographic and clinical factors associated with the disorder.
A sample of 177 randomly selected outpatients with cancers was interviewed with socio-demographic questionnaire and the major depressive episode section of the Mini International NeuroPsychiatric Interview at the hospital.
The mean age (SD) of the participants was 48.9 (13.8) years, with females accounting for 61.6% of them. The prevalence of current major depressive disorder, past depressive episode and recurrent depressive disorder were 25.1%, 24.3% and 7.5%, respectively. The current depressive disorder was found to be significantly associated with the presence of disturbing pain and the stage of the disease.
The occurrence of depressive disorders in patients with cancers at the hospital was high. Their assessment and treatment should be prioritized to ensure complete management of the patients with cancer conditions.
临床医生通常很少关注可能与癌症相关的精神障碍。本研究旨在确定尼日利亚阿布贾国家医院放射肿瘤中心的癌症门诊患者中重度抑郁障碍的患病率。它还试图确定与该疾病相关的社会人口统计学和临床因素。
在医院，对 177 名随机选择的癌症门诊患者进行了抽样，使用社会人口统计学问卷和迷你国际神经精神访谈中的重度抑郁发作部分进行了访谈。
参与者的平均年龄（SD）为 48.9（13.8）岁，女性占 61.6%。目前的重度抑郁障碍、过去的抑郁发作和复发性抑郁障碍的患病率分别为 25.1%、24.3%和 7.5%。目前的抑郁障碍与存在困扰性疼痛和疾病阶段显著相关。
医院癌症患者中抑郁障碍的发生率很高。应优先评估和治疗这些患者，以确保对癌症患者进行全面管理。
