Introduction: Cancer-patients undergoing chemotherapy experience a high level of depression. The objective of this
study was to determine the prevalence and predictors of depression in cancer-patients receiving chemotherapy in
government hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia. Methods: This research was started with a cross-sectional study among
1356 patients undergoing chemotherapy in 10 government state hospitals in the Peninsular Malaysia. The data were
collected using self-administered questionnaires including socio-demographic characteristics, severity of cancer,
depression through Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), social support using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and hopelessness using the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS).The research also conducted the descriptive statistics to obtain variable percentages and frequencies. Inferential analysis was also conducted by using chi-square or Fisher’s exact test in determining the relations among variables at the level of significance
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