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Nurses' perceptions of depression in patients with cancer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 June 2014

Wadih Rhondali Open the ORCID record for Wadih Rhondali [Opens in a new window] ,
Tanguy Leprince ,
Anne Chirac ,
Jean-Louis Terra  and
Marilène Filbet
Wadih Rhondali*
Affiliation:
Clinique La Chavannerie, Groupe Orpea, Chaponost, France Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas Laboratoire EA 4129, Santé-Individu-Société, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France
Tanguy Leprince
Affiliation:
Institut de Psychologie, Université Lyon 2, Bron, France
Anne Chirac
Affiliation:
Institut de Psychologie, Université Lyon 2, Bron, France Centre de Soins palliatifs, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
Jean-Louis Terra
Affiliation:
Laboratoire EA 4129, Santé-Individu-Société, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France Centre Hospitalier du Vinatier, Bron, France
Marilène Filbet
Affiliation:
Centre de Soins palliatifs, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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Abstract

Objective:

Our study aimed at examining nurses' perceptions of depression in cancer patients and their role in its management.

Method:

We employed questionnaire-based semi-directed interviews. Participants were asked to classify 22 symptoms (related and specific to depression in cancer patients, related but not specific, and unrelated) as “very important,” “important,” “less important,” or “not important” for the diagnosis of depression in cancer patients at two different timepoints (baseline and after a video education program). They were also asked to complete a questionnaire exploring their perceptions about depression and of their role in its systematic screening. We recruited nurses caring for cancer patients from four different departments (palliative care unit, hematology, medical oncology, and thoracic oncology) at an academic medical center.

Results:

We interviewed 18 nurses and found that they had a good general knowledge of depression in cancer patients, with the majority of them being able to distinguish specific and important symptoms from nonspecific symptoms. Some nurses considered depression as a second-line symptom, and most did not employ a screening tool in their daily practice. All considered that they had a role to play in the management of depression, even as they acknowledged lacking specific training for that task.

Significance of results:

Our results suggest that limited resources—especially lack of training—affects nurses' ability to correctly manage depression in their cancer patients.

Keywords

DepressionCancerNurses
Type
Original Articles
Information
Palliative & Supportive Care , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , August 2015 , pp. 849 - 858
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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