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Gaceta mexicana de oncología
On-line version ISSN 2565-005XPrint version ISSN 1665-9201
Abstract
BECERRA-GALVEZ, Ana L.; PEREZ-ORTIZ, Alejandro; CAMPOS-GONZALEZ, Karla D. and HERNANDEZ-GALVEZ, Guadalupe A.. Depression, anxiety and behavioral activation in Mexican cancer patients: comparisons and predictive factors. Gac. mex. oncol. [online]. 2023, vol.22, n.2, pp.84-94. Epub Feb 20, 2023. ISSN 2565-005X. https://doi.org/10.24875/j.gamo.23000102.
Objective:
To identify the levels of anxiety, depression, and behavioral activation in Mexican oncology patients, as well as sociodemographic and cancer-related predictors.
Method:
116 patients (mean = 53 years, standard deviation 16.57) responded to a psychological battery (Beck Depression Inventory II, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and Behavioral Activation Scale for Depression).
Results:
62.07% presented anxiety and 56.03% depression; 59.5% reported being somewhat active, suggesting that they maintain basic and instrumental activities. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that behavioral activation (β = -0.381, p = 0.000) and age (β = -0.133, p = 0.037) have a positive effect on depression, while anxiety (β = 0.507, p = 0.000) and religion (β = 0.141, p = 0.019) a negative effect.
Conclusions:
It is necessary to continue investigating about the negative effects of the religion variable on anxious-depressive symptoms, as well as to know if the adequate programming of activities and the clarity in the values reduce the presence of depression in the cancer population.
Keywords : Anxiety; Depression; Behavioral activation; Neoplasms.