Perceived Stress and Depression Among Oral Cancer Patients - A Hospital Based Cross-Sectional Study
Srinivas Ravoori, Potluri Raja Sekhar, Srinivas Pachava, Nijampatnam P. M. Pavani, Parveen Sultana Shaik, Ramanarayana Boyapati
Abstract
Depression is a significant public health concern that is particularly detrimental to physical health when it coexists with a long-term medical condition. It has a negative impact on an individual’s quality of life and can cause problems with healing and recovery. Therefore, the goal of the current study was to assess depression and stress in patients with oral cancer and identify possible factors associated with it. A perceived stress questionnaire (PSS-10) developed by Cohen et al. and a stand
Topics & Concepts
Cross-sectional studyDepression (economics)Stress (linguistics)MedicineCancerClinical psychologyPsychologyPsychiatryInternal medicinePhilosophyLinguisticsPathologyEconomicsMacroeconomicsCancer survivorship and careHead and Neck Cancer StudiesOral health in cancer treatment