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Anxiety and depression symptoms among ovarian cancer patients in China: a cross-sectional study


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Multivariate analysis of factors associated with cancer-related anxiety.

VariablePOR95% CI
LowerUpper
Age, years0.0801.4870.9542.318
Marital status0.5811.4620.3795.648
Education level<0.001*0.1890.0960.371
Income0.5931.3780.6163.083
Cancer staging0.2643.3710.40028.430
Medical costs0.2810.3070.0362.631
Active style0.002*0.9260.8830.971
Negative style<0.001*1.2481.1551.348

Multivariate analysis of factors associated with cancer-related depression.

VariablePOR95% CI
LowerUpper
Age, years0.3021.2630.8111.965
Marital status0.4690.6140.1642.299
Education level0.001*0.3070.1570.603
Income0.8520.8640.3811.958
Cancer staging0.9901.0130.1317.831
Medical costs0.9000.8750.1116.904
Active style<0.001*0.9030.8590.948
Negative style<0.001*1.2981.1951.410

Clinical and social-demographic data of patients (N = 270).

VariableNumber (n)Percentage (%)
Age, years
  18–448732.22
  45–6014854.81
  ≥603512.97
Marital status
  Unmarried134.82
  Married25795.18
Education level
  Primary or high school17765.55
  Bachelor degree or master9334.45
Family income, Yuan/month
  ≤3,00011542.59
  3,000–5,00010338.15
  ≥5,0005219.26
Cancer staging
  III19572.22
  IV7527.78
Medical costs, Yuan
  20,000–40,00019772.96
  ≥40,0007327.04

Relationship between various factors and cancer-related anxiety and depression.

VariableNumber (n)AnxietyDepression
n%χ2Pn%χ2P
Age, years1.0430.5941.6730.433
  18–44874956.323641.37
  45–601488456.757450.00
  ≥60352365.711748.57
Marital status0.0791.0001.1530.395
  Unmarried13861.53861.53
  Married25714857.5811946.30
Education level7.0870.009*17.398<0.001*
  Primary or high school1779251.976737.85
  Bachelor degree or master936468.816064.51
Family income, Yuan/month11.0030.004*9.3940.009*
  ≤3,0001155749.564640.00
  3,000–5,0001035957.284745.63
  ≥5,000524076.923465.38
Cancer staging0.3280.5870.3730.589
  III19511056.418945.64
  IV754661.333850.66
Medical costs, Yuan0.3650.5800.0091.000
  20,000–40,00019711658.889347.20
  ≥40,000734054.793446.57

Relationship between coping style and cancer-related depression and anxiety.

VariablenActive styleTPNegative styleTP
Anxiety2.770.006*−6.019<0.001*
  Yes15620.60 ± 5.22413.07 ± 3.943
  No11422.68 ± 7.07510.18 ± 3.940
Depression2.150.032*−4.906<0.001*
  Yes12720.63 ± 4.57713.11 ± 3.776
  No14322.23 ± 7.19810.73 ± 4.138

The incidence of cancer-related anxiety and depression (N = 270).

VariableDistributionnMorbidity (%)
DegreenConstituent ratio (%)
Anxiety15657.77
  Mild14190.38
  Moderate138.33
  Severe21.29
Depression12747.03
  Mild11691.33
  Moderate107.88
  Severe10.79
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