Surafel Worku*, Haish Desta, Girma Mamo, Muluken Tesfaye, Meskerem Abebe, Marishet Agumasie
Background: common mental disorders are common co-morbid among cancer patients affecting, 29–60% of cancer patients. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the magnitude of common mental disorders (CMDs) and factors associated with it among cancer patients in Saint Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Methods: Hospital based analytic cross-sectional study which included 179 cancer patients was conducted in SPHMMC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. CMDs were assessed using standard tool Kessler 10. Descriptive statistics were done based on the standard Kessler 10 cut off points (0–19, 20–24, 25–29, and 30–50). Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was done to identify factors associated with CMD.
Result: The prevalence of CMDs among breast cancer patients were 27.4% (49/179). According to the Kessler 10 score categorization, (19/179 (10.6%), 17/179 (9.5%), and 13/179 (7.3%) of these patients were having mild, moderate and severe CMD respectively. 130/179 (72.6%) were likely to be well. Comorbid medical illness, employment and family history of CMD were significantly associated with CMDs.
Conclusion: This study found that one in four among cancer patients had CMD. This study demonstrated significant association between CMD and chronic medical illnesses, family history, & employment status among adult cancer patients. Researcher should aware oncology unit on the findings, and Practitioners and policy maker’s needs to be sensitive to findings of this study