Prevalence of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder among the caregivers of children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer in Oman: a multicentre, prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the prevalence of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and their associated factors among the caregivers of children diagnosed with cancer in Oman and explore the changes in psychological outcomes over time.

Design

A multicentre, prospective, cohort study.

Setting

The National Oncology Centre of the Royal Hospital, the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital and the Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Centre in Muscat, Oman.

Participants

Caregivers of Omani children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer at the three primary cancer referral centres in Oman.

Outcome measures

Validated Arabic versions of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale and the I

SUBMITTER: Al-Saadi LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12020753 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature