E L Zeilinger, C Oppenauer, M Knefel, V Kantor, C Schneckenreiter, S Lubowitzki, K Krammer, C Popinger, A Kitta, L Kum, F Adamidis, M Unseld, E K Masel, T Füreder, S Zöchbauer-Müller, R Bartsch, M Raderer, G Prager, M T Krauth, W R Sperr, E Porpaczy, P B Staber, P Valent, A Gaiger
AIMS: Cancer patients often present with psychological symptoms that affect their quality of life, physical health outcomes and survival. Two of the most frequent psychiatric comorbidities are anxiety and depression. However, the prevalence of these disorders among cancer patients remains unclear, as studies frequently report varying rates. In the present study, we aimed to provide robust point estimates for the prevalence of anxiety and depression for both a mixed cancer sample and for 13 cancer types separately, considering confounding variables...
October 17, 2022: Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences