The purpose of this study was to determine the predictors of depression scores among newly diagnosed uterine cervix cancer patients before the hysterectomy or radiotherpy was done. A total of 55 patients from one university hospital in Kwang-ju city w...
The purpose of this study was to determine the predictors of depression scores among newly diagnosed uterine cervix cancer patients before the hysterectomy or radiotherpy was done. A total of 55 patients from one university hospital in Kwang-ju city were interviewed from April 1996 to September 1996 with the aid of 6 structured instruments; Beck s Depression Inventory, Mishel s Uncertainty in Illness scale,Rosenberg s Self-esteem Scale, Tai s family support scale. Osgood s Sementic Differential scale, and records on demographic and medical factors. The data obtained were analyzed using percentage, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coeficients, and Step wise Mutipie Regession. The results were summaized as follows: 1. The mean scores of psychosocial variables were as follows: uncertainty was 36.1, self-esteem was 35.5,body image was 39.9,familly support was 37.9.2. The depression score was moderate degree in total subjects- the mean score of depression was 19.2 ± 9 .5 . 3. The depression score was not significantly different by the level of domographic and medical factors; age(p = .16 ),the education level (p = .2 5 ),the type of religion(p = .1 9 ),cancer staging(p = .3 6 ),and the presence or absence of ovary at operation (p = .62). 4. The higher the depression score they have, the lower they percived body image and self-esteem(r = -.477, p = .0002; r = -10, p = .002). But the scores between the depression and the uncertainty did not significantly correlated = .245, p = 0.072). 5. When self esteem was removed in the model because of multiple colliniarity, the stepwise procedure resulted in the body image, explaining 22.1%(b = -.8 5 6, p =.0005), of the variance in the depression scores. 6. When body image was removed in model because of multiple colliniarity, the stepwise procedure resulted in the self-esteem , explaining 16.8%(b = -.6 7 5, p = .0005), of the variance in the depression scores, cancer staging, explaining 8.9% (A = 3.363, p = .0155), respectively. The amount of the total variance was 25.7% . Based upon the above findings, it was concluded that the predictors of the score of depression was the body image, self esteem, and cancer staging.