Predictors of quality of life, symptoms of anxiety, and depression in Latino patients with cervical cancer.

Authors

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Oscar Galindo Vazquez

Psychooncology Service, National Institute of Cancer, Mexico City, Mexico

Oscar Galindo Vazquez, Mayra CU Menes, David Ortiz, Abelardo Meneses-Garcia, Jose Luis Aguilar, Gonzalo Montalvo-Esquivel, Ángel Herrera Gómez, Rosario Caballero-Tinoco

Organizations

Psychooncology Service, National Institute of Cancer, Mexico City, Mexico, National Institute of Cancer Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, Instituto Nacional De Cancerologia, Mexico City, DF, Mexico, General Direction National Cancer Institute Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, National Cancer Institute México, Mexico City, Mexico, Instituto Nacional De Cancerologia, Mexico City, MX

Research Funding

Other Foundation

Background: Cervical cancer is considered one of the most frequent cancers among women and with the greatest causes of death in the world. In Mexico it is considered the second cause of death. Objective: The identify predictors of quality-of-life, symptomatology of anxiety and depression in patients with cervical cancer. Methods: 192 patients with cervical cancer aged between 44 and 60 years were included, through interview and consultation of the clinical file, information on sociodemographic and clinical variables were obtained. Instrument: European Organization Scale for Cancer Research and Treatment and Quality of Life (EORTC QLC-C30) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Statistical analysis: Chi square or Fisher´s exact test. The association of the variables was evaluated by logistic regression analysis. Results: 48% had poor quality of life, 24% with depression, and 29% with anxiety.The predictors of a low quality of life are: presenting one or more comorbidities, family history with cancer, presenting anxious, and depressive symptoms Conclusions: Psychological assumptions are predictors of variables such as quality of life, in a population with cervical cancer, in Mexico this group of patients have low educational and economic levels. Psychosocial care programs are required in this group of Latina women.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2018 Palliative and Supportive Care in Oncology Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session A: Communication and Shared Decision Making; Integration and Delivery of Palliative and Supportive Care; and Psychosocial and Spiritual/Cultural Assessment and Management

Track

Integration and Delivery of Palliative and Supportive Care,Communication and Shared Decision Making,Psychosocial and Spiritual/Cultural Assessment and Management

Sub Track

Psychosocial and Spiritual/Cultural Assessment and Management

Citation

J Clin Oncol 36, 2018 (suppl 34; abstr 171)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2018.36.34_suppl.171

Abstract #

171

Poster Bd #

G14

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