Ovarian cancer is associated with affective and cognitive disorders which may have negative impact on the quality of life (QOL) and the social functioning of this group of patients. The current study has been completed to evaluate hostility and aggression in ovarian cancer patients and their relationship with the affective disorders and cognitive deficit. Histologically confirmed ovarian cancer patients (N = 82) were assessed with regard to demographical and clinical parameters, QOL, psychological distress (anxiety and depression) and cognive functioning and their impact on the level of hostility and aggression. The following methods have been applied HADS, MADRS; EORTC QLQ-C30 / OV28, BACS, Bass-Darky questionnaire. Data analysis has been completed by means of ANOVA, correlation and linear regression analysis. The current study has demonstrated that ovarian patients have statistically significant elevation of implicit aggression aggression and feelings of guilt. While depression is significantly associated w
Original languageRussian
Pages (from-to)71-82
JournalВЕСТНИК ЮЖНО-УРАЛЬСКОГО ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО УНИВЕРСИТЕТА. СЕРИЯ: ПСИХОЛОГИЯ
Volume12
Issue number1
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes

    Research areas

  • affective disorders, aggression, anxiety, cognitive deficit, cognitive disorders, depression, hostility, neuropsychological assessment, neuropsychology, ovarian cancer, агрессия, аффективные нарушения, враждебность, депрессия, когнитивные нарушения, когнитивный дефицит, нейропсихологическая диагностика, нейропсихология, рак яичников, тревога

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