Psychological stress in women with ovarian tumors

Objective: To determine the level of psychological stress in women with ovarian tumors. Methods: A crosssectional description of 461 women hospitalized with ovarian tumors at Hue Central Hospital and Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital from January 2019 to December 2020. Selection criteria: Ovarian tumor had surgical indication. There were histopathological results after surgery. They were accepted to participate in the study. Results: 65.2% of benign ovarian tumors and 93.8% of malignant ovarian tumors exhibited anxiety and depression. In the group of benign ovarian tumors, irritation for 42.2%, but it accounted for 47.7% in the group of malignant ovarian tumors. In the group of malignant ovarian tumors, the prevalence of depressive symptoms was 98.5% (p < 0.05). Fear was reported by 47.9% and 95.4% of the population, respectively (p < 0.05). In terms of physical health, the benign ovarian tumor group had an average level of 75%. In contrast, the malignant ovarian tumor group had 9.2%, with low and deficient levels of 86.2% and 4.6%, respectively. Regarding the quality of mental life, the rate of those with a high level was 0%. The average percentage of benign ovarian tumors was 69.4%, while the rate of malignant ovarian tumors was 29.2%. In contrast, the lowgrade portions were 19.2% and 38.5%, respectively. 49% of patients with benign tumors had low psychological stress. The intermediate and high levels of psychological stress were 35.1% and 24.0%, respectively. 73.8% of patients with malignant ovarian tumors had a significant level of psychological stress. Conclusion: In terms of physical and mental health, the quality of life in the ovarian tumor group was intermediate average. Patients with malignant ovarian tumors had highly elevated levels of psychological stress. Key words: Quality of life, ovarian tumor, ovarian cancer.