امیرحسین گودرزیان - Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
سید حمید شریف نیا - Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
اکبر شیخ رابری - Sirjan University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
محمد طهماسبی - Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
کتانه فرخ منش - Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
محمد علی سلیمانی - Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
نعیمه پورمضانی - Sirjan University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

Introduction: Living with a serious stressor such as cancer is known to activate cognitive patterns relative to personal death and dying. This study was conducted to determine of death depression and its related factors in Iranian patients with cancer. Method: In this cross-sectional study that was conducted in ۲۰۱۵ (June-November); ۵۰۰ cancer patients with random sampling method were included to study. Data were gathered with demographic and Death Depression Scale (DDS). Univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses with using SPSS ۲۲.۰ were used to explore the potential factors influencing death depression of cancer patients. Results: Based on results, males age (۴۸.۵۹±۱۶.۱۵; ۹۵CI: ۴۶.۶۲-۵۰.۵۷) were more than females (۴۶.۳۸±۱۴.۲۴; ۹۵ CI: ۶۸.۴۲-۷۱.۶۶). The average of death depression score among patient with cancer was higher than the third quartile. A multivariate linear regression analysis showed that scores of incoming status (β coefficient = ۰.۲۴, p<۰.۰۰۱), no history of drug use (β coefficient = ۰.۱۳, p=۰.۰۰۲), and stage of cancer (β coefficient = ۰.۱۲, p=۰.۰۰۵) were independent predictors of death depression in cancer patients. Conclusion: Regards to high prevalence of depression in selected patients, importance of concentration on psychology interventions, especially in acute phase of disease and chemotherapy periods were highlighted.

Death Depression, Cancer, Related factors, Iran, Patient., افسردگی مرگ, سرطان, عوامل مرتبط, بیمار