Palmyra Fiber as Additional Materials on Solid Concrete Brick of Aggregate
Vol. 3 No. 6 (2012): Special Issue

Incidence and Related Factors of Depression in Adolescents with Cancer

Banki, Yasaman (Unknown)
Abedin, Ali Reza (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Mar 2012

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of depression among adolescents with cancer. A sample of 174adolescents diagnosed with cancer along with one of their parents, respectively completed Beck Depression Inventory forPrimary Care (BDI-PC) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) as well as a demographic questionnaire. Results revealed that29.9% of adolescent participants were diagnosed with depression disorder. Furthermore, there were positive correlationsbetween adolescent depression with parents’ depression, cancer relapse, and number of children in the family. However nosignificant correlation was indicated between adolescent depression with adolescents’ age, gender, the age when diagnosis wasmade, duration of illness, amount and kind of treatment methods, intensity of disease, and family income.

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Journal Info

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mjss

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Subject

Civil Engineering, Building, Construction & Architecture Economics, Econometrics & Finance Materials Science & Nanotechnology

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The use of waste as an additional material on the building work was increasingly actively developed, such as straw, styrofoam, bagasse, cow manure. The key drivers of the use of waste is the potential for waste is increasing, due to the depletion of non-renewable resources. Papyrus rod diameter 60 ...