Assessment of Depression among Cancer Patients in Babylon City لببب ةنيذم يف نبطرسلا ىضرم هيب ةبئتكلاا مييقت

Burhan H. Drub, MScN, Mental Health Nursing AL-Shomly Hospital, Babylon Health Directorate. Dr. Intesar A. Alkediry, PhD, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Assistant Professor, College of Nursing/University of Babylon. E-mail: burhanalsultany@yahoo.com ةصلاخلا ثحبلا ةيفلخ : ىه ةبئزكلاا يه بث يُثبصولا ًظشولا بهٌه ًٍبعَ ٍزلا خُسفٌلا لكبشولا شثكأ رو ىبغشسل حئبزً عه ػجرش ،جلاعلا داشزف حدبَصو . حبفىلا دلاذعه عبفرساو ءبفشزسلاا فذـهلا : يُث ةبئزكلاا نُُقر ًظشه ،ىبغشسلا هزقلاعو عه صئبصخلا خُفاشغىوَذلاو خُعبوزخلاا . ىبغشسلا طَشول خَشَشسلاو ا ةـيجهنمل : سبُزخا نّر ( خُظشغ هٌُع خُئاىشع شُغ ) ىىكزر 011 لا ًظشولا يه يه ىىًبعَ يَز ىبغشسلا ضشه ٍف خٌَذه خةُجطلا ىبخشه / ىبغشةسلا خةدلبعول لةثبث ضةكشه ل ل حذةو يةه 2 ًٍبةثلا ىىًبةك 4102 خةَبغل 42 غبجةش 4102 و لا خةقَشطث خةٌُعلا عةوخ ذةوّر خةلثبقو عةه ًةظشه ىبغشةسلا ذةعَوِخُو ، خطةساىث دبةًبُجلا خة بخ خًبجزةسا بوعزةسبث ةبةئزكلال كةُث طبةُقه ل ر نّةر ،كةلر ذةعث لةُ دبةًبُجلا ةَشغ يةع ءبةصحلإا ٍف ىلا . ٍلُل زلا ءبصحلإاو جـئبتنلا ( ٍلاىح ىّأ حئبزٌلا دشهظأ : 01 يه ىىًبعَ ًظشولا )% يىزسه ،دبح ةبئزكا ىا بةعَا حئبةزٌلا دشهظاو ا شةثك دشةهظ خةَشوع خةئف ( ٍه 24 41 زلا يىزسولا ٍف خجسً ًلعا ىبكو ، دىُجلا دبثس دبخوضزولا ءبسٌلا يه ذًبكو خٌس ) يُةُهلاا ٍه خٌُعل ٍوُلع ىىةشُعَ يَزةلاو لا غبٌولا ٍف خَشع شه ٍف نه ًظشولا شثكاو ٌذثلا ىبغشس يه ىىًبعَ ًظشولا تلغاو . ٍحاشدلاو ٍئبُوُكلا جلاعلا خلح ا جبتنتسلا : ةبئزكا يه ىىًبعَ ىبغشسلا ًظشه تلغا ٍلبع . بوه شثؤَ ٍف ىبغشسلا ًظشه تبـيصوتلا ا شُفىرو خَبعشلا يُس ر : ضكشه يُث ُسٌزلا ،ٍعَشوزلا سدبكلا خطساىث ب ىصخو ىبغشسلا ًظشول ٍفغبعلاو ٍسفٌلا نعذل نسقو ماسولأا خدلبعه لا ل ٍسفٌلا تط ،ةبئزكلاا دبَىزسه لُلقزل جلاعلا ءبطعإ ضشغ و ضشغل خُهىك لا دبسسؤولا فُقثر ا شكجولا فشكل ىبغشسلا يع . تادرفم :ثحبلا ىبغشسلا ًظشه ، ةبئزكلاا Abstract Background: depression is the most psychological distress experienced by patients with cancer and are associated with poorer treatment outcome, increased periods of hospitalization and higher mortality rates. Objective: To assess the level of depression in patients with different types of cancer and identify the relationship between depression level with some Sociodemographic and Clinical characteristics. Methodology: purposive (nonprobability) sample of 100 cases selected from cancer patients in Merjan medical city /Babylon oncology center. The data collected from January 2 nd 2015 to February 28 th 2015. A structured interviewing questionnaire constructed with cancer patients through using the depression scales. The data analyzed by using descriptive statistical measures and inferential statistical measures. Results: Most of cancer patients have severe levels of depression (70%). Most of them were (46-60) age group, females, married, illiterate, lived in the urban and they were housewives . Most of the sample complaining from breast cancer, all of them under surgical and chemotherapy and other types of treatment . Conclusion: The study concluded that most of cancer patients have depression. Recommendations: Improving the psychological and emotional status for cancer patients of all types by nursing staff, especially after taking chemotherapy treatment. Also coordination between oncology center and the Department of Psychiatry in the hospital to reduce depression level. And educate all government institutions to conduct periodic tests for early detection of cancer, especially breast cancer to reduce spread.