Journal of International Psychiatry

【Abstract】Objective To analyze the correlation between health cognition and anxiety and depression in women screened for two cancers.Methods Ninety-two women admitted to our hospital from January 2022 to January 2023 were selected and studied. All women were screened for both cancers. According to the emotional status of the screening subjects, they were divided into normal emotional group (n=52) and anxiety and depression group (n=40).The scores of basic knowledge, risk factors and self-help knowledge of the two groups of women were recorded, and the scores of the Self-rating depression Scale (Self-rating depression Scale,SDS) and Self-rating anxiety scale (Self-rating anxiety scale,SAS) of the two groups were observed. Pearson correlation was used to analyze the relationship between health cognition and anxiety and depression in women screened for two cancers.Results Compared with the two groups of womens health cognition, the acceptance and perceived benefit scores of the anxiety and depression group were significantly lower than those of the normal mood group, and the helplessness scores were significantly higher than those of the normal mood group (P<0.05).The SDS score and SAS score of the two groups were significantly higher than those of the normal mood group (P<0.05).Correlation analysis showed that helplessness was positively correlated with SDS score and SAS score, while acceptance and perceived benefit were negatively correlated with SDS score and SAS score (P<0.05).Conclusion There is a significant correlation between health cognition and anxiety and depression in women screened for two cancers, and patients with low health cognition are more prone to anxiety and depression, which needs clinical attention.

【Key words】Breast cancer; Cervical cancer; Screening for two cancers; Health cognition; Anxiety, depression; correlation