Indicators of Psychiatric Disorders in Different Oncology Specialties: A Prevalence Study
Table 1
Prevalence of different indicators of psychiatric disorders evaluated using screening instruments.
Specialty (total )
PHQ-4 A
PHQ-4 D
GAD-7
FAST
FTND
%
%
%
%
%
Head and neck ()
31
19.4
24
15.0
22
13.8
31
19.4
34
21.4
Upper Digestive ()
30
21.4
25
18.0
26
18.7
43
30.7
29
20.7
Lower Digestive ()
31
25.8
23
19.2
22
18.3
24
20.0
21
17.5
Gynecology ()
63
43.2
44
30.3
47
32.6
17
11.6
20
13.8
Mastology ()
95
36.4
56
21.3
79
30.3
22
8.4
19
7.3
Melanoma ()
05
8.3
05
8.3
06
10.0
11
18.3
09
15.3
Neurosurgery ()
10
16.1
09
14.5
04
6.5
05
8.1
10
16.4
Skin ()
16
16.8
12
12.6
11
11.7
12
12.6
17
17.9
Thorax/Lung ()
30
39.5
17
22.4
20
26.3
18
23.7
19
25.0
Urology ()
63
26.8
35
14.8
54
23.0
52
22.0
48
20.3
Orthopedics ()
05
17.9
07
25.0
06
21.4
03
10.7
04
14.3
Total (1385)
379
27.36
257
18.55
297
21.44
238
17.18
230
16.60
: frequency, %: percentage, PHQ-4 A: Patient Health Questionnaire-4 A, PHQ-4 D: Patient Health Questionnaire-4 D, GAD-7: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, FAST: Fast Alcohol Screening Test, and FTND: Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence.
