The need for psychological counseling in breast cancer patients before radiotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The aims of this study were to explore the need for psychological counseling in breast cancer patients before radiotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic, to distinguish which type of psychological guidance they demanded and to investigate the related factors that could be associated with the need for psychological counseling. A total of 112 eligible patients diagnosed with stage I-IV breast cancer who had received surgery were included. The self-rating depression scale (SDS), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), cancer fatigue scale (CFS), and survey for the need for psychological counseling were completed for all subjects prior to radiotherapy. A total of 8.9% and 3.6% of patients suffered from depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic, respecti

SUBMITTER: Mo YL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9685798 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature