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UNLABELLED: In the present study undertaken to assess the quality of life and depression of women patients diagnosed with ovarian cancer. The aim of the study was to assess quality of life and severity of depression of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer treated with surgery, and then underwent adjuvant radio or chemotherapy treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The principle of study was to included on random selection 42 women diagnosed with ovarian cancer who were treated surgically, and then subjected to adjuvant therapy. Quality of life was based on patient self-assessment using the EORTC QLQ C-30 form. The severity of depression was assessed by the Beck Depression Scale. RESULTS: Our results showed that in the vast majority the quality of life of women with ovarian cancer who develop depression, evaluate their own quality of life at a low level. In contrast patients who did not get depressed in most cases evaluated their own quality of life at the average level. In studies it has been shown that patients manifesting symptoms of depression compared to women not having these symptoms differ in a statistically significant way, in terms of quality of life. CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate that women diagnosed with ovarian cancer who have demonstrated the co-existence of depression presented a lower quality of life. The study indicates that in the majority of cases the severity of depression of patients diagnosed with ovarian cancer were mild.
