Patient-reported anxiety and depression measures for use in Indian head and neck cancer populations: a psychometric evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Head and neck cancers (HNC) are one of the most traumatic forms of cancer because they affect essential aspects of life such as speech, swallowing, eating and disfigurement. HNCs are common in India, with over 100,000 cases being registered each year. HNC and treatment are both associated with considerable anxiety and depression. With increasing multinational research, no suitable measures in Indian languages are available to assess anxiety and depression in Indian HNC patients. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of cross-culturally adapted versions of Zung's self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and the Patient health questionnaire - 9 (PHQ-9) in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi speaking Indian HNC populations.

Methods

HNC patients were recruited from three tertia

SUBMITTER: Shunmugasundaram C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8184912 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature