Psychological wellbeing and mental health screening among cancer patients
The study examined the cancer patients’ psychological wellbeing and the need for mental health screening among cancer patients undergoing cancer related treatments. This research was conducted on 240 cancer patients (120 male and 120 female) from the Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Hospital...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
2017
|
| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59195/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59195/1/59195.pdf |
| _version_ | 1848853857128415232 |
|---|---|
| author | Wong, Wing Hoe Mohd Noah, Sidek Ismail, Asmah |
| author_facet | Wong, Wing Hoe Mohd Noah, Sidek Ismail, Asmah |
| author_sort | Wong, Wing Hoe |
| building | UPM Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | The study examined the cancer patients’ psychological wellbeing and the need for mental health screening among cancer patients undergoing cancer related treatments. This research was conducted on 240 cancer patients (120 male and 120 female) from the Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Hospital Kuala Lumpur. This study used the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS) as an instrument for mental health screening and data collection. Both descriptive and statistical analyses were performed on the data using mean, frequency, percentage, and independent sample t tests. Findings show that female participants recorded higher prevalence rates of symptoms related to depression, anxiety, and stress. Statistical analyses indicate there are significant differences in mean scores of depression, anxiety, and stress between genders. Implications of the research and suggestions for further study are also discussed. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-15T11:00:38Z |
| format | Article |
| id | upm-59195 |
| institution | Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| institution_category | Local University |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-15T11:00:38Z |
| publishDate | 2017 |
| publisher | Human Resource Management Academic Research Society |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | upm-591952018-02-26T04:45:01Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59195/ Psychological wellbeing and mental health screening among cancer patients Wong, Wing Hoe Mohd Noah, Sidek Ismail, Asmah The study examined the cancer patients’ psychological wellbeing and the need for mental health screening among cancer patients undergoing cancer related treatments. This research was conducted on 240 cancer patients (120 male and 120 female) from the Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Hospital Kuala Lumpur. This study used the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS) as an instrument for mental health screening and data collection. Both descriptive and statistical analyses were performed on the data using mean, frequency, percentage, and independent sample t tests. Findings show that female participants recorded higher prevalence rates of symptoms related to depression, anxiety, and stress. Statistical analyses indicate there are significant differences in mean scores of depression, anxiety, and stress between genders. Implications of the research and suggestions for further study are also discussed. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59195/1/59195.pdf Wong, Wing Hoe and Mohd Noah, Sidek and Ismail, Asmah (2017) Psychological wellbeing and mental health screening among cancer patients. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 7 (14). pp. 336-347. ISSN 2222-6990 http://hrmars.com/index.php/journals/archive_detail/IJARBSS/195 10.6007/IJARBSS/v7-i14/3671 |
| spellingShingle | Wong, Wing Hoe Mohd Noah, Sidek Ismail, Asmah Psychological wellbeing and mental health screening among cancer patients |
| title | Psychological wellbeing and mental health screening among cancer patients |
| title_full | Psychological wellbeing and mental health screening among cancer patients |
| title_fullStr | Psychological wellbeing and mental health screening among cancer patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological wellbeing and mental health screening among cancer patients |
| title_short | Psychological wellbeing and mental health screening among cancer patients |
| title_sort | psychological wellbeing and mental health screening among cancer patients |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59195/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59195/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59195/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59195/1/59195.pdf |