Insomnia, Anxiety, and Depression in Patients First Diagnosed With Female Cancer

Abstract

9%, respectively, with annual percentage change over the past five years (2013-2017) compared to 1993-1995. 1 Therefore, it has become important to help and manage female cancer survivors to adapt well while living with cancer. In particular, there is a growing awareness that the mental health of cancer patients is important enough to affect not only quality of life, but also compliance with cancer treatment and, ultimately, the survival rate. The need for psychiatric evaluation and management of these patients is increasingly emphasized. 2,3 The psychological difficulties of cancer patients during the diagnosis and treatment processes are defined by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network as 'Distress. ' 4 'Distress' is referred to as multidimensional and unpleasant emotional experiences that interfere with a patient's ability to effectively cope with cancer treatment. 4 In Korea, the National Cancer Center (NCC) developed and provided a stress management recommendation for improving the quality of life of cancer patients in 2009, and used a Distress Thermometer (DT) to assess degree of distress. 5,6 The National Cancer Center Psychological Symptom Inventory (NCC-PSI) evaluates specific distress items and life-interfering conditions and recommends

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