| Abstract |
[Abstract] Objective To investigate the current status and influencing factors of anxiety in patients undergoing first chemotherapy for gastric cancer. Methods This study included 88 gastric cancer patients from December 2019 June 2023, who were screened for anxiety after 1 cycle of chemotherapy, and according to the screening results, they were divided into the anxiety group and the normal group. General data such as age, gender, and place of residence were compared between the two groups, and logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the factors affecting anxiety in patients with gastric cancer undergoing first chemotherapy. Results There were 35 cases of comorbid anxiety disorders in 88 patients, 12 cases of mild, 18 cases of moderate, and 5 cases of severe; the differences between the anxiety group and the normal group in terms of place of residence, tumor stage, adverse reaction, gender, education level, and whether or not they were operated were statistically significant (P<0.05). The differences in age, type of medical payment, and marital status between the two groups were not statistically significant (P>0.05). logistic regression analysis showed that residence in rural areas, tumor stage III-IV, adverse reaction grade IV, female, and elementary school literacy were the influencing factors of anxiety in patients undergoing first chemotherapy for gastric cancer (P<0.05). Conclusion Anxiety is more common in patients undergoing first chemotherapy for gastric cancer, with mild-to-moderate anxiety predominating, and living in a rural area and having mid- to late-stage gastric cancer are the main factors affecting patients anxiety.
|