Prevalence of depressive symptoms in elderly cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and influencing factors.
Elif Atag AkyurekFeyza MutlayPinar SoysalHuseyin S SemizSeher N KazazMurat KeserHulya EllidokuzAziz KaraogluPublished in: Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society (2018)
The prevalence of depressive symptoms in elderly cancer patients receiving chemotherapy was similar to that in the geriatric population without cancer. It was also consistent with previous studies on elderly cancer population. Pain was found to be a factor related to depressive symptoms. The prevalence of depression may be reduced by pain control. The treatment of depression may both improve the patient's quality of life and enhance their compliance with treatment.