Anxiety, Depression and Cancer-Related Post-Traumatic Stress in Patients Undergoing Total Laryngectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aims to elucidate the incidence of cancer-related post-traumatic stress (PTS) and the fluctuations in anxiety and depression levels before and one year after laryngectomy.

Methods

A prospective longitudinal study was conducted on 97 consecutive patients scheduled to undergo laryngectomy (total laryngectomy or pharyngolaryngectomy) at a single university hospital between 2007 and 2022. To assess cancer-related PTS, anxiety, and depression, participants completed two brief self-reported questionnaires: the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).

Results

Prior to laryngectomy, 32 patients planning for the procedure were considered as cancer-related PTS based on IES-R. The prevalence of anxiety and dep

SUBMITTER: Yokoi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11877324 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature