Impact of Pre-Operative Coping Strategies and Exercises on Post-Operative Recovery and Quality of Life of Patients with Cancer having Depression

Abstract

Background: Cancer is a broad term that refers to a variety of diseases that can occur in any part of the body. Depressed symptoms are more common in cancer patients than in the general population, and depression is linked to a worse prognosis. The patient has anxiety, depression and other mental health disturbances when diagnosed with the fatal disease. The research scales in this paper focus on how to improve the quality of life and manage mental health problems like depression a patient goes through by pre-operative coping strategies for depression and finding out post-operative impact of it is explored.
 Aims & Objectives: to study effect of pre-operative coping strategies and exercises on post-operative improvement in patient’s mental stability and overall health.
 Methods: The participants (n=20) will be recruited in the study suffering from cancer and meeting the inclusion criteria. Assessment will be done using various scales and treatment in the form of coping strategies will be implemented pre operatively and evaluated post-operatively. The protocol will cover 6 weeks of treatment. In the rehabilitation period, we will evaluate the stress and depression levels affecting the QoL of cancer patients.
 Result: Expected result includes the coping strategies and exercises given pre operatively improves the post-operative recovery and quality of life of cancer patients having depression
 Conclusion: We can conclude that this method will help to improve quality of life and lower the effects of depression and betters the treatment results.