Study | Prevalence of anxiety | Prevalence of depression | Country | Study Tool |
Reliability & validity of the Malayalam hospital anxiety & depression scale (HADS) in cancer patients, Thomas et al. [7] | 19% | 20.6% | Kerala, India | HADS |
Prevalence of depression and anxiety disorder in cancer patients: An institutional experience, Shankar et al. [2] | 35.4% | 37.5% | India | Patient health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Scale |
Study of Anxiety and Depression among Breast Cancer patients from North India Vivek Srivastava et al. [8] | 37.0% | 28.0% | India | HADS |
Prevalence of depression and anxiety among cancer patients. Novin Nikbakhsh et al. [9] | 46.0% | 48.0% | Iran | HADS |
A Study of Depression and Anxiety in Cancer Patients, Thapa P et al. [10] | 40.0% | 28.0% | Nepal | HADS |
Emotional distress in cancer patients: the Edinburgh Cancer Centre symptom study, V Strong et al. [11] | 23.0% | 16.0% | Edinburgh, UK | HADS |