Determinants of hopelessness and depression among Chinese hospitalized esophageal cancer patients and their family caregivers
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It has been well documented that the diagnosis of cancer is psychologically devastating to both the patients and caregivers. The incidence and mortality of esophageal cancer were 20.85 and 16.24 per 100,000 persons and the sixth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the fourth main cause of cancer death in China. We surveyed patients-caregivers dyad and examined the determinants of their depression and hopelessness. RESULTS: The prevalence of depression among patients and caregivers was 52.8% and 47.2%, and the prevalence for hopelessness was 64.4% and 53.9%, respectively Regression models indicate that the variables measured could explain 58.9% and 51.7% of the variance in depression and 66.8% and 45.7% of the variance in hopelessness among patients and caregivers, respectively. Overall, hopelessness was a determinant of depression and vice versa to both patients and caregivers. CONCLUSION: Esophageal patients' depression and hopelessness could also affect caregivers' depression and hopelessness despite the social support that family caregivers have. Psychosocial interventions should be planned to both Chinese patients and caregivers considering the predictors found in this study.
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- Authors
- Han, Y., Yuan, J., Luo, Z., Zhao, J., Wu, J., Liu, R., & Lopez, V.
- Affiliations
- Hubei University of Medicine (CN)
- School of Nursing Hubei University of Medicine Shiyan Hubei China
- Venue
- Psycho-Oncology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2013-05-23
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 2529-2536
- ISSN
- 1057-9249 (ISSN-L)
- 1099-1611
- OpenAlex
- W1713176083
- Cited by
- 37
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 2.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psycho-Oncology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine Affiliated Hospital (2011D29)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Nursing care and research
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Family Support in Illness
- Keywords
- esophageal cancer, hopelessness, depression, family caregivers, hospitalized cancer patients, patient-caregiver dyads, social support, psychosocial interventions, Chinese patients
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Attitude to Death, China, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depression, Esophageal Neoplasms, Female, Hospitalization, Humans, Inpatients, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Regression Analysis, Risk Factors, Social Support, Socioeconomic Factors, Prevalence, Caregivers, Asian People
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