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Analysis on psychological disorder and related factors in 98 patients with cancer and intervention measures thereon

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The Chinese-German Journal of Clinical Oncology

Abstract

Objective

The aim of this study was to analyze factors of psychological disorder experienced by 98 cancer patients and to probe into intervention measures in accordance with the corresponding bad psychological factors.

Methods

A questionnaire survey was conducted in the test group (n = 98) by filling out a symptom checklist 90 (SCL-90). And then the survey result was compared with the normal group (n = 1388) contained in relevant references.

Results

Except for hostile factor that was similar to normal level (P > 0.05), other 8 factors were higher than in normal group (P < 0.01). And the cancer patients were classified with the survey results.

Conclusion

Compared with normal persons, cancer patients have more psychological problems and related intervention measures are sought necessarily to improve the quality of life, to advance the immune function and to prolong the survival time of patients.

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  1. Department of Oncology, Fuzhou General Hospital of the Nanjing Military Command, Fuzhou, 350025, China

    Wenwu Wang, Xuenong Ouyang, Zhangshu Chen & Xi Chen

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Wang, W., Ouyang, X., Chen, Z. et al. Analysis on psychological disorder and related factors in 98 patients with cancer and intervention measures thereon. Chin. -Ger. J. Clin. Oncol. 8, 488–491 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10330-009-0088-5

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