To determine the frequency of depressive disorder and its socioeconomic factors in diagnosed cases of breast cancer visiting a tertiary care hospital of developing country

The Breast ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. S137
Author(s):  
B. Mir Kan ◽  
W. Ali
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital

Depressive disorder among the breast cancer patients in outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 677-677 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.U. Rahman ◽  
A. Nisar ◽  
N. Hussain ◽  
I. Chaudhary
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Outpatient Department ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Had Scale

ObjectivesTo determine the frequency of Depressive Disorder among patients with breast cancer in an outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan.BackgroundCancer not only affects body physically but can also affect the mind in the form of psychiatric disorder. Proper identification and treatment of these conditions can be beneficial and cost-effective.MethodologyThis cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on patients of breast cancer attending OPD of oncology department of Civil Hospital Karachi. The sample consisted of ninety three diagnosed patients of breast cancer who were screened for psychiatric morbidity through Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD Scale). Screened patients were interviewed and diagnosed as depressive disorder according to ICD criteria. The level of depression in these diagnosed patients was quantified through ZUNG'S Depression Rating Scale.ResultsEighty two percent (n = 76) of the sample (n = 93) were found to have psychiatric morbidity on HAD scale. Out of these screened sample sixty percent (n = 46) were found to be depressed on Zung self rating depression scale. Majority of these patients were suffering from mild to moderate depression. Half of the female in this sample were undergone mastectomy that was not found to have any statistically significant impact on psychiatric morbidity of the patient.ConclusionThis study shows high prevalence of depression in patients with breast cancer. The health professional involve in care of breast cancer should screen routinely their patients for symptoms of depression.

scholarly journals Male Breast Cancer: a 24 Year Experience of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 1559-1563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omer Jamy ◽  
Ammar Rafiq ◽  
Altaf Laghari ◽  
Tabish Chawla
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Male Breast Cancer ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Male Breast ◽  
Care Hospital

Increasing cancer incidence in a tertiary care hospital in a developing country, India

2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 133 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Cherian ◽  
P Mahadevan ◽  
S Chandramathi ◽  
J Govindan ◽  
IL Mathew
Keyword(s):  
Developing Country ◽  
Cancer Incidence ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital

scholarly journals Enucleation and evisceration at a tertiary care hospital in a developing country

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Osama H. Ababneh ◽  
Eman A. AboTaleb ◽  
Mohammad A. Abu Ameerh ◽  
Yacoub A. Yousef
Keyword(s):  
Developing Country ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital

scholarly journals DRUG PRESCRIPTION PATTERN OF BREAST CANCER PATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN WEST BENGAL: A CROSS-SECTIONAL AND QUESTIONNAIRE-BASED STUDY

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 398
Author(s):  
Anjan Adhikari ◽  
Dipesh Chakraborty ◽  
Rania Indu ◽  
Sangita Bhattacharya ◽  
Moumita Ray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Breast Carcinoma ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Drug Prescription ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional

 Objective: Cancer is a disease of uncontrolled division of cells in any part of the body. Breast cancer most common in women accounts for 13% of the death worldwide. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the drug prescription pattern of breast carcinoma patients in a tertiary care hospital of West Bengal.Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational questionnaire-based study done for a period of 6 months at the Department of Pharmacology in Collaboration with the Department of Surgery and Department of Radiotherapy of a Tertiary Care Hospital at Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Female patients with breast cancer (originated from epithelial tissues) of different types and grade attending surgery outdoor patient department were taken as subjects for the study, after signing informed consent.Results: The present study evaluated 28 patients (n=28) diagnosed as breast cancer by the physicians of the department of surgery and radiotherapy. It was observed that breast cancer was mostly found in the middle age group. Breast carcinoma in postmenopausal women accounted to 75%. The most prevalent breast cancer was invasive ductal carcinoma, accounting to 75% of the study population. 5-Fluorouracil, epirubicin, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, docetaxel/paclitaxel, and carboplatin were mostly used as chemotherapeutic agent.Conclusion: Breast carcinoma being a prevalent type of cancer in females, the present study tried to evaluate the pattern of prescribing chemotherapeutic agents for breast cancer patients in a tertiary care hospital. Such study is essential to evaluate and refine the therapeutic regimen of the cancer patients to reduce their sufferings.

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