PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN CHILDHOOD MALIGNANCIES

ABSTRACT

Background  Objectives  Methods and materials  Results  ≥ 15, but only 1 childmet the DSM-IV criteria for depression. The prevalence of depression in pediatric malignanciesin this study was 1.59%. By using the multiple linear regression model, none of the variables,including characteristics of patients and their families, type, severity, or duration of illness, wassignifi cantly associated with depression.Conclusions  fi cantly associated with depression. Chiang Mai Medical Journal 2010;49(1)19-25.The prevalence of depression in children with malignancies in this study was muchlower than that of previous studies. Neither patient-related nor disease-related factors weresigniThe samples included 63 children with malignancies. The mean age was 12.05±2.35 years.The male female ratio was 1.11. Leukemia and lymphoma were the most common malignancies(66.67%). The mean CDI score was 7.33±4.12. Four children (6.35%) had CDIA cross-sectional study of children aged 7-15, years who were diagnosedwith malignancies at Chiang Mai University Hospital between October 2007 and September 2009,was conducted. Demographic characteristics of patients and their families, details of disease andmanagement, and a semi-structured interview for clinical features were obtained. Children’sDepression Inventory (CDI) was completed by the children themselves. The CDI score of \> 15 wasused for further assessment of depression.To assess the prevalence and determine factors associated with depression in pediatriccancer patients.Malignancies are a major cause of mortality in children. Frequent hospitalization,consequences from illness, and its treatment have great impact on children and their families.