Incidence and Related Factors of Depression in Adolescents with Cancer

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of depression among adolescents with cancer. A sample of 174
adolescents diagnosed with cancer along with one of their parents, respectively completed Beck Depression Inventory for
Primary Care (BDI-PC) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) as well as a demographic questionnaire. Results revealed that
29.9% of adolescent participants were diagnosed with depression disorder. Furthermore, there were positive correlations
between adolescent depression with parents’ depression, cancer relapse, and number of children in the family. However no
significant correlation was indicated between adolescent depression with adolescents’ age, gender, the age when diagnosis was
made, duration of illness, amount and kind of treatment methods, intensity of disease, and family income.