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Karegar R, Fotokian Z, Ghaffari F, Saravi A, Kheirkhah F. The Relationship between Anxiety and Depression with Disease-Related Lifestyle in the Elderly with Prostate Cancer. Salmand: Iranian Journal of Ageing 2025; 19 (4)
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1- Faculty of Nursing, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
2- Faculty of Nursing, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. ,zfotoukian@yahoo.com
2- Faculty of Nursing, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. ,
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Background and Objective: Acknowledging the psychological factors of lifestyle related to prostate cancer in the elderly, such as anxiety and depression, can help promote provision of evidence-based nursing care. The aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between anxiety and depression with disease-related lifestyle in the elderly with prostate cancer.
Methods: This descriptive study was conducted during 2021-2022. A total of 250 elderly patients referred to oncology and urology hospital clinics and physician offices in the western region of Mazandaran (Noor, Nowshahr, Chalus, Tonekabon and Ramsar cities, Iran) participated in the study were sampled using convenience method. Data collection tools included anxiety and depression self-assessment scales and lifestyle-related prostate cancer questionnaire. SPSS version 18 software and statistical tests of analysis of variance, t-independent, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression were used to analyze data. A significance level of less than 0.05 was considered.
Findings: The mean and standard deviation of the age of participants was 69.33±3.69 years. The results showed significant relationship between anxiety and depression with disease-related lifestyle (P<0.001). Thus, an increase in anxiety and depression, deteriorated disease-related lifestyle elderly patients with prostate cancer. Furthermore, disease-related lifestyle was significantly related to economic status and education level (P<0.001), and worsened with poor economic status and illiteracy.
Conclusion: According to the findings, increased anxiety and depression levels, deteriorated lifestyle related to prostate cancer in the affected elderly. Therefore, interventions to reduce anxiety and depression are recommended to improve the lifestyle of the elderly with prostate cancer.
Methods: This descriptive study was conducted during 2021-2022. A total of 250 elderly patients referred to oncology and urology hospital clinics and physician offices in the western region of Mazandaran (Noor, Nowshahr, Chalus, Tonekabon and Ramsar cities, Iran) participated in the study were sampled using convenience method. Data collection tools included anxiety and depression self-assessment scales and lifestyle-related prostate cancer questionnaire. SPSS version 18 software and statistical tests of analysis of variance, t-independent, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression were used to analyze data. A significance level of less than 0.05 was considered.
Findings: The mean and standard deviation of the age of participants was 69.33±3.69 years. The results showed significant relationship between anxiety and depression with disease-related lifestyle (P<0.001). Thus, an increase in anxiety and depression, deteriorated disease-related lifestyle elderly patients with prostate cancer. Furthermore, disease-related lifestyle was significantly related to economic status and education level (P<0.001), and worsened with poor economic status and illiteracy.
Conclusion: According to the findings, increased anxiety and depression levels, deteriorated lifestyle related to prostate cancer in the affected elderly. Therefore, interventions to reduce anxiety and depression are recommended to improve the lifestyle of the elderly with prostate cancer.
Type of Study: Research |
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gerontology
Received: 2023/10/22 | Accepted: 2024/02/03 | Published: 2025/02/28
Received: 2023/10/22 | Accepted: 2024/02/03 | Published: 2025/02/28
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