Measurement of Anxiety Levels in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Patients

Authors : Aziz Gültekin, Tarık Şengöz

Pages : 255-262

Doi:10.16919/bozoktip.1619616

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Publication Date : 2025-09-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study, our aim was to determine the anxiety levels of patients diagnosed with DTC and to investigate the relationships between anxiety and factors such as age, sex, marital status, the presence of metastasis, time since diagnosis, whether they received RIT, and the dose of radioactive iodine they received. This prospective study was conducted between January 2024 and June 2024. Clinical findings and demographic data of 164 patients who applied to the nuclear medicine outpatient clinic were recorded, and anxiety levels were measured via the Beck Anxiety Inventory. Statistical analyses were performed via SPSS 23.0. The statistical significance level was accepted as p<0.05. When the gender of the patients was compared with the Beck anxiety level, a statistically significant relationship was found (p=0.007). No significant relationship was found between the marital status, the presence of metastasis, the status of receiving radioactive iodine treatment or histopathological subtype and the Beck anxiety level. Anxiety levels in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer were found to be significantly higher in females than in males.
Keywords : Tiroid kanseri, Anksiyete, Beck Anksiyete Envanteri

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