Distress, Anxiety and Depression in Colombian Oncology Patients and their Relation with Perceived Competence

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/apl/a.3148

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Published: Apr 18, 2015
Issue: Vol. 33 No. 3 (2015): Psicooncología y Cuidado Paliativo
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Keywords: distress , perceived competency , cancer , anxiety , depression. malestar emocional , competencia percibida , cáncer , ansiedad , depresión , mal-estar emocional , concorrência percebida , cáncer , ansiedade , depressão.

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Ana Isabel Moreno Acosta Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
  Alicia Krikorian Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
  Carolina Palacio González 1. Instituto de Cancerologia 2. Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
Abstract
Objective: To determine the levels of distress, anxiety and depression and their relation with perceived competence (PC) in cancer patients. Methods: Sociodemographic and clinical data of 42 patients attending the psychology service of an oncology institution were collected. Also, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Perceived Competence Scale (PCS) were used. Descriptive, comparative and correlational statistics were obtained. Results: Mean age 49±10.6 years (rank 22-69), 83% female, the most frequent diagnosis was breast cancer (26.2%), 61.9% were in stage IV and more than half in palliative treatment. Scores of distress, anxiety and depression were medium-low and were moderate for PC. An inverse and significant relation between distress and PC was found (p < .01). Correlations between anxiety, depression and PC were non-significant. Conclusions: General control beliefs such as PC are closely related to the emotional state of patients. Research on PC is of importance given that general control beliefs may benefit adjustment along the illness trajectory
Author Biographies

Ana Isabel Moreno Acosta, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

Grupo de Dolor y Cuidado Paliativo, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

Alicia Krikorian, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

Grupo de Dolor y Cuidado Paliativo, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

Carolina Palacio González, 1. Instituto de Cancerologia 2. Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

1. Instituto de Cancerología, Clínica Las Américas (Medellín, Colombia)

2. Grupo de Dolor y cuidado paliativo, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (Medellín, Colombia)

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Moreno Acosta, A. I., Krikorian, A., & Palacio González, C. (2015). Distress, Anxiety and Depression in Colombian Oncology Patients and their Relation with Perceived Competence. Avances En Psicología Latinoamericana, 33(3), 517–529. https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/apl/a.3148
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