Depresión asociado a ideación suicida en pacientes con cáncer
Year: 2018
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objective: Demonstrate that in cancer patients depression is a factor associated \nwith suicidal ideation \n \nMaterial and Methods: An observational, analytical and cross-sectional study was \ncarried out. A total of 194 patients diagnosed with cancer from the outpatient clinic \nof the Regional Institute of Neoplastic Diseases were evaluated using the Zung \nand Beck test scales. The period was during the month of March 2018. \n \nResults: No significant differences were observed in relation to the variables type \nof cancer and time of illness among patients diagnosed with cancer. However, \nstatistical significance was identified in terms of age. The frequency of suicidal \nideation in patients with cancer was 9.8% while of these 100 % also presented \ndepression association that was statistically significant (p <0.00) \n \nConclusions: Depression is a factor closely associated with suicidal ideation in \npatients with cancer.
Source: renati
Authors: N. Velasquez, Jean Pool Adrián
Language: Spanish
Topic: Cancer survivorship and care
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2971794872