Asmaa Azizi
Hassan University, Morocco
Title: Assessment of quality of life, anxiety and depression in Moroccan women with cervical cancer
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Statement of the Problem: Cervical cancer and its treatment is one of the most serious threats in women's lives, affecting their physical as well as psychic, somatic and social terms. The aim of the present study was to determine the quality of life and psychological distress in Moroccan women with cervical cancer treated with Concurrent Chemoradiation. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was carried out in a University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco. One hundred and three women with cervical cancer were recruited. Quality of life was assessed using the EORTC-QLQ-C30 Questionnaire, depression and anxiety using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale questionnaire, and pain using the Visual Analogue Scale. The multiple and pair comparisons were carried out using Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Withney or chi-square tests, respectively. The p-values were corrected by Bonferroni-Holm. Findings : Women with cervical cancer had a diminished quality of life for functional dimensions "emotional functioning", “physical functioning” and “role functioning” and had a high level for the symptomatic dimensions “Appetite loss’, “financial difficulties”, “insomnia”, “fatigue”, "pain" and “depression/anxiety”. In addition, our results showed that the anxiety had a negative influence on the quality of life. Women who had severe anxiety reported lower score of global health status, physical function, emotional function; and a higher score of fatigue and insomnia compared to women with mild or no anxiety. Conclusion: According to our findings, the quality of life of women with cervical cancer undergoing Concurrent Chemoradiation should be improved mainly by psychological support, prevention and management of treatment complications.