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- Title
Self-Esteem, Pain and Suicidal Thoughts in a Sample of Cancer Patients.
- Authors
Ozdemiroglu, Filiz; Memis, Cagdas Oyku; Meydan, Nezih; Dogan, Bilge; Kilic, Sanem Mersin; Sevincok, Levent; Karakus, Kadir
- Abstract
Objective: Our primary aim was to assess the relationship between self-esteem and pain and suicidal thoughts in a sample of patients with various kinds of cancer. Method: A total of 117 adult cancer patients were assessed with respect to several sociodemographic variables, the severity of pain, depression, and anxiety, current suicidal thoughts, hopelessness and self-esteem. Turkish versions of Visual Analog Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Beck Hopelessness Scale, Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were used in this study. Results: The severity of depression, anxiety, hopelessness, and current suicidal thoughts were significantly higher in patients with pain compared to patients without pain. Self-esteem was significantly reduced in subjects with pain. Previous history of psychiatric disorder and pain significantly predicted current suicidal thoughts status. Reduced self-esteem was significantly correlated with depression, anxiety, hopelessness, pain, and current suicidal thoughts. Conclusions: Reduced self-esteem among cancer patients was particularly associated with a more severe pain, higher levels of depression, stronger feelings of hopelessness and current suicidal thoughts. Our findings might indicate that pain in cancer patients might have a negative influence on self-esteem leading to suicidal thoughts along with depression, anxiety, and hopelessness. Therefore, reduced self-esteem in cancer patients might be associated with suicidal ideations through pain, depression, anxiety, and hopelessness.
- Subjects
SELF-esteem; SUICIDAL ideation; CANCER patient psychology
- Publication
Journal of Mood Disorders, 2017, Vol 7, Issue 3, p156
- ISSN
2146-1473
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5455/jmood.20170804091851