DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2022.v10i08.010

Pages: 1227-1233

Background: Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide accounting for 7.6 million deaths (around 13% of all deaths) in 2008 and about 70% of all cancer deaths occurred in low and middle-income countries. Deaths from cancer worldwide are projected to continue to rise to over 11 million by 2030. A substantial proportion of cancer patients suffer from psychological distress. Recently the prevalence of common mental disorders among people with cancer varies widely. Objective: To describe the prevalence and risk factors of depression and anxiety among cancer patients of combined military hospital Dhaka. Methods: It was a cross-sectional study. A total of 150 samples were selected by convenient sampling technique. The patients were studied after histopathological confirmation of diagnosis of cancer. Sociodemographic and other data were collected by face-to-face interview using semi structured questionnaire. Data analysis was done by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26.0 and results were presented with appropriate graphs and texts. Results: The mean age was 46.5±9.5 years. 65.3% were male and 34.7% respondents were female. Male: female ratio 1.9:1. 40.7% patients had moderate depression symptom followed by 30.0% had mild depression symptom, 17.3% patients had severe depression symptom and 12.0% patients had minimum depression symptom that can be considered as no depression. The overall mean score of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) was 22.1±8.4 with range 5 to 45. Regarding anxiety of cancer patients, 45.3% patients had moderate to severe anxiety symptom followed by 29.3% patients had mild to moderate anxiety symptom, 25.3% patients had minimum anxiety symptom that can be considered as no anxiety symptom. The overall mean score of Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) was 21.6±6.7 with range 7 to 30. In present study showed cancer stage 2 in 33.3% cases, 28.0% patients’ stage 3, 21.3% patients had stage 4 and stage 1 in 17.3% cases. ...........