Determinants of Distress among Cancer Patients Admitted for the Day Care Treatment at a Tertiary Care Cancer Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab

Harjot Singh, Manisha Nagpal, Paramjot Bindra, Nishant Sharma, Amandeep Singh
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Introduction:Distress is very common in patients with cancer but it often goes unidentified. Sociodemographic, clinical, and psychosocial variables have been identified as major risk factors for distress and it extends along a continuum, ranging from common feelings of vulnerability, sadness, and alarming to problems that can become disabling.Objectives:To determine the level of distress among cancer patients and sociodemographic factors affecting distress among the cancer patients. Materials & Methods: The study was a cross sectional study using purposive sampling technique. All the patients above 18 years who were admitted from 1st March 2021 to 31st August 2021 were included in the study.The information was collected from patients using NCCN Distress Thermometer (DT) and problem checklist, a validated tool to assess the distress levels and their association of distress with problems. The data was compiled and statistically analysed using Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS Software 23.0 version) IBM Chicago. Results: out of 567 participants, 64.6% study subjects were above 50 years. This shows that the number of patients were increasing with increasing age. In all, 60.5 % were females and 39.5% were males. Majority of patients were having moderate to severe distress (50.6%) followed by 37.9% who had mild stress and 11.5% had no stress.It was observed that education, occupation and socio-economic status were significantly associated with the level of distress while age, sex and marital status had no association. Conclusion:Holistic approach in cancer treatment including psychological, spiritual and emotional evaluation and its solution for the same at appropriate time enhances the quality of life of the patients. It is recommended that all health care providers should address these as a part of their routine practice.
旁遮普省阿姆利则一家三级癌症医院日间护理癌症患者苦恼的决定因素
导言:痛苦在癌症患者中非常常见,但却常常不被发现。社会人口学、临床和心理社会变量已被确定为导致痛苦的主要风险因素,而且痛苦是一个连续的过程,从常见的脆弱、悲伤和惊恐的感觉到可能致残的问题。材料与方法本研究为横断面研究,采用目的性抽样技术。研究使用 NCCN 痛苦温度计(DT)和问题清单收集患者的信息,DT 和问题清单是一种经过验证的工具,用于评估患者的痛苦程度以及痛苦与问题之间的关联。数据使用芝加哥 IBM 公司的社会科学统计软件包(SPSS 软件 23.0 版)进行汇编和统计分析。结果:在 567 名参与者中,64.6% 的研究对象年龄在 50 岁以上。这表明,随着年龄的增长,患者人数也在增加。女性占 60.5%,男性占 39.5%。研究发现,教育程度、职业和社会经济地位与患者的痛苦程度显著相关,而年龄、性别和婚姻状况则与之无关。结论:癌症治疗的整体方法包括心理、精神和情绪评估,并在适当的时候解决这些问题,从而提高患者的生活质量。建议所有医疗服务提供者都应将这些问题作为日常工作的一部分。
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