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<bold>Introduction.</bold> Patients with malignant neoplasms, including cancers of the reproductive organs, struggle with clinical and psychological ailments, resulting in symptoms such as pain, anxiety, and depression. Medical researches concentrate into the relationship between these symptoms and their coexistence.
<bold>Aim.</bold> This article presents available data on the pain and psychological condition of female cancer patients.
<bold>Method.</bold> The research method was a literature review. The Medline database was used, with particular emphasis on publications from 2000-2021.
<bold>Summary.</bold> The article cites studies showing that anxiety and depression co-occur with the perception of pain. However, only a few studies have described the factors aff ecting the perception of pain in patients with gynaecological cancers.
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Introduction. Patients with malignant neoplasms, including cancers of the reproductive organs, struggle with clinical and psychological ailments, resulting in symptoms such as pain, anxiety, and depression. Medical researches concentrate into the relationship between these symptoms and their coexistence.
Aim. This article presents available data on the pain and psychological condition of female cancer patients.
Method. The research method was a literature review. The Medline database was used, with particular emphasis on publications from 2000-2021.
Summary. The article cites studies showing that anxiety and depression co-occur with the perception of pain. However, only a few studies have described the factors aff ecting the perception of pain in patients with gynaecological cancers.

Anxiety and depression versus pain sensation in patients with gynecological cancers

Department of Anaesthesiological and Intensive Care Nursing

Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Introduction. Patients with malignant neoplasms, including cancers of the reproductive organs, struggle with clinical and psychological ailments, resulting in...

Anxiety and depression versus pain sensation in patients with gynecological cancers

Published Online: Jul 15, 2023

Page range: 170 - 180

Received: May 25, 2022

Accepted: May 21, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2023-0021

Keywords
depression, anxiety, female, cancer pain, genital neoplasms

© 2023 Patrycja Mazurek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Anxiety and depression versus pain sensation in patients with gynecological cancers

Published Online: Jul 15, 2023

Page range: 170 - 180

Received: May 25, 2022

Accepted: May 21, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2023-0021

Keywordsdepression, anxiety, female, cancer pain, genital neoplasms

© 2023 Patrycja Mazurek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
depression, anxiety, female, cancer pain, genital neoplasms