Cancer Patients and Anxiety: A Gender Perspective.

ABSTRACT: The complexity of the diagnosis and treatment of cancer means that it is often associated with anxiety symptoms. The aim of our study was to further our understanding of the oncological process and the presence of anxiety symptoms, from a gender perspective. A cross-sectional study was performed, examining 402 medical records obtained by simple random sampling of oncology patients at a hospital in northern Spain from July 2012 to July 2014. Data collection took place between February and May 2015. Psychiatric and sociodemographic variables were gathered, as well as pain variables and information regarding the oncological process. The data analysis included a descriptive univariate analysis and a bivariate analysis, and a logistic regression model was performed. Our results suggest that wom

SUBMITTER: Paras-Bravo P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7175312 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature