Journal of Psychiatry

Gulcin Elboga

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• Research Article
  Assessment of Procedure Related Anxiety and Depression in Oncologic Patients before F-18 FDG PET-CT Imaging
  Author(s): Umut Elboga, Gulcin Elboga, Ceyhun Can, Ertan Sahin, Huseyin Karaoglan, Ebuzer Kalender, Hasan Deniz Demir, Mustafa Basibuyuk and Y Zeki CelenUmut Elboga, Gulcin Elboga, Ceyhun Can, Ertan Sahin, Huseyin Karaoglan, Ebuzer Kalender, Hasan Deniz Demir, Mustafa Basibuyuk and Y Zeki Celen
  
  Background: The aim of this study was to study objectively the level of anxiety and depression in patients undergoing positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT).One hundred and forty four oncologic out-patients (76 male, 68 female) were included in this study. Methods: All patients were referred to Nuclear Medicine Department for Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18 FDG) PET-CT imaging for the assessment of their malignant or possibly malignant diseases. The Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale and the State and Trait Anxiety Inventory I and II were used to evaluate the anxiety and depression levels in these patients. Results: The mean anxiety and depression scores of The Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale prior to F-18 FDG PET-CT were 9.2 ( ± 3.8) and 6.6 ( ± 3.4), respectively. The mean state and trait anxiety scores of the State and Trait Anxiety Invent.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/Psychiatry.1000215

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