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VOL. 8, ISSUE 1 (2022)
The recognition of psychiatric morbidity on a medical oncology ward a single center study
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Happy, Mahabub Emam Hossain, Nazir Uddin Mollah, Asif Hossain, Halima khatun, Jahidul Bari
Abstract
Background: According to the mental elements of cancer, surgeons, radiotherapists, and medical oncologists are increasingly focusing on their patients' quality of life. Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the recognition of psychiatric morbidity on a medical oncology ward. Methods: The Generalised Health Questionnaire and Standardised Psychiatric Interview were used to assess psychiatric morbidity in a group of 126 patients admitted to a medical oncology unit at the same time. Anxiety and despair were also graded by senior house officers and nurses. Results: 36 patients (29%) were psychiatrically sick, with affective disorders (29, 23%) predominating. Psychiatric morbidity was linked to feeling moderately or seriously physically unwell, as well as past psychiatric illness, but not to cancer knowledge or a lack of a confiding relationship. The General Health Questionnaire correctly diagnosed 79% of depressive illnesses but had a 34% false positive rate. Mainly 49% of depressive patients were recognized by doctors and nurses; more patients with morbid anxiety (79%) were identified, but only because doctors and nurses presumed most patients were worried. Conclusion: Patient identification and referral rates for patients with mental morbidity might be significantly improved with training in interviewing skills.
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Pages:46-48
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Happy, Mahabub Emam Hossain, Nazir Uddin Mollah, Asif Hossain, Halima khatun, Jahidul Bari "The recognition of psychiatric morbidity on a medical oncology ward a single center study ". International Journal of Medical and Health Research, Vol 8, Issue 1, 2022, Pages 46-48
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