After an Earthquake: The Comparison of Psychological Status of Resident and Earthquake Survivor Cancer Patients.

IF 1.9 4区医学 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness Pub Date : 2024-04-02 DOI:10.1017/dmp.2024.62

Ismail Beypinar

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Abstract

Objective: Natural disasters such as earthquakes can have a significant impact on cancer treatment and care. The objective of the study was to evaluate the psychological effect of the earthquake on survivor cancer patients compared to regular cancer patients.

Methods: Cancer patients who were evacuated from earthquake sites and referred for the continuation of their treatment, as well as regular resident patients were included in the study. The resident cancer patients were compared with the study population as a control group. DASS-21 forms were filled based on patients' declarations.

Results: Forty-six patients were earthquake survivors and 55 were resident cancer patients. Stress scores were significantly higher in earthquake survivors (P = 0.021). In contrast, there was no difference in stratified groups due to DASS-21 categorization in stress scores while depression and anxiety subgroups had significant differences (P = 0.012; P < 0.001). Also, women significantly had a worse outcome in the depression and anxiety categories (P = 0.028; P = 0.021) while no difference was observed in men.

Conclusion: Recent earthquakes in Turkey had psychological negative effects on oncology patients. The increased stress, depression, and anxiety levels were observed in earthquake survivors who were evacuated from the disaster zone and compared to the control group.

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地震之后：居民与地震幸存者癌症患者心理状态的比较。

目的：地震等自然灾害会对癌症治疗和护理产生重大影响。本研究旨在评估与普通癌症患者相比，地震对幸存者癌症患者的心理影响：研究对象包括从地震灾区撤离并转诊继续接受治疗的癌症患者，以及普通住院患者。常住癌症患者作为对照组与研究对象进行比较。根据患者的申报填写 DASS-21 表格：结果：46 名患者是地震幸存者，55 名是癌症住院患者。地震幸存者的压力得分明显更高（P = 0.021）。相比之下，按 DASS-21 分类的分层组在压力评分方面没有差异，而抑郁和焦虑亚组则有显著差异（P = 0.012；P < 0.001）。此外，在抑郁和焦虑类别中，女性的结果明显较差（P = 0.028; P = 0.021），而男性则无差异：结论：土耳其近期发生的地震对肿瘤患者的心理产生了负面影响。结论：土耳其近期发生的地震对肿瘤患者造成了心理负面影响。与对照组相比，从灾区撤离的地震幸存者的压力、抑郁和焦虑水平均有所上升。

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Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

CiteScore

4.40

自引率

7.40%

发文量

258

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness is the first comprehensive and authoritative journal emphasizing public health preparedness and disaster response for all health care and public health professionals globally. The journal seeks to translate science into practice and integrate medical and public health perspectives. With the events of September 11, the subsequent anthrax attacks, the tsunami in Indonesia, hurricane Katrina, SARS and the H1N1 Influenza Pandemic, all health care and public health professionals must be prepared to respond to emergency situations. In support of these pressing public health needs, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness is committed to the medical and public health communities who are the stewards of the health and security of citizens worldwide.