Ze-Jiang Zhan, Hao-Yang Huang, Yan-Hua Xiao, Yu-Ping Zhao, Xun Cao, Zhuo-Chen Cai, Ying-Ying Huang, Xi Chen, Ying Deng, Jia-Yu Zhou, Lu-Lu Zhang, Zhuo-Ying Luo, Wen-Ze Qiu, Tai-Ze Yuan, Wen Hu, Yu-Ying Fan, Hai-Qiang Mai, Yuan Yang, Xiang Guo, Xing Lv
PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and to identify central symptoms and bridge symptoms among psychiatric disorders. METHODS: This cross-sectional study recruited patients with NPC in Guangzhou, China from May 2022, to October 2022. The General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) were used for screening anxiety and depression, respectively. Network analysis was conducted to evaluate the centrality and connectivity of the symptoms of anxiety, depression, quality of life (QoL) and insomnia...
May 10, 2024: Radiotherapy and Oncology