Sivasankari Varadharasu

Professor cum HOD - Mental Health Nursing Department, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology University, KINS, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Publications

• Original Research Article   
  Depression and Coping Strategies among Cancer patients attending Outpatient department of Radiation Oncology Unit, West Bengal, India
  Author(s): Lakshmi Pandi*, Niyati Das, Sovana Roy, Jogamaya Pattnaik, Palash Das, Rajendra Sahoo and Sivasankari Varadharasu
  
  Background: One of the biggest health problems in the world is depression. Patients with cancer are more likely to experience it because of their inability to cope with the treatment modality and its ongoing schedule. Objective: To determine the prevalence of depression, associated factors, and the relationship between coping strategies and depression among patients with cancer. Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 197 patients with cancer. Depression was assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and coping strategies were measured using the Brief COPE scale. Data were analyzed using Chi-square, and Spearman's correlation tests. Results: Overall, 49% of participants had moderate-to-severe depression. Depression was significantly associated with female gender, lack of family support, pain, metastasis, body image changes, advanced canc.. Read More»
  

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