Sharyn Watts|Geraldine Leydon|Caroline Eyles|Caroline M. Moore|Andrea Richardson|Brian Birch|P. Prescott|Charles A. Powell|George Lewith
A quantitative analysis of the prevalence of clinical depression and anxiety in patients with prostate cancer undergoing active surveillance
University of Southampton|University of Southampton|University of Southampton|University College London|University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust|University of Southampton|University of Southampton|Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust|University of Southampton
quantitatively determine prevalence anxiety depression men active surveillance ascrosssectional questionnaire surveysecondary care prostate cancer pca clinics across south central western england313 men total sample 426 histological diagnosis pca currently managed identified seven uk urology departments mean age respondents 70 5186 years majority 76 married civil partnerships 94 responders white british ethnicitythe prevalence clinically meaningful depression anxiety assessed hospital anxiety depression scale hads score 821patient demographic data age employment relationship ethnic educational status demographic variable crosstabulated patients identified depressed anxious allow identification variables significantly associated depression anxiety order determine predictors depression anxiety among demographic variables logistic regression analyses conducted p005 considered indicating statistical significancethe prevalence clinical anxiety depression determined via hads hads 8 23 n73 125 n39 respectively published data men general population similar age shown prevalence rates 8 6 respectively indicating twofold increase depression threefold increase anxiety among patients findings also suggest patients experience substantially greater levels anxiety patients pca treated radically demographic predictor anxiety depression divorcepatients pca managed experienced substantially higher rates anxiety depression expected general population strategies address needed improve management population quality life