Original Research

Volume 2023: Volume: 2: Issue: 3

Psychological status of patients suffering from potentially malignant disorders- (DAS prevalence and score assessment)

Sreeram Venkata Suman1, Shaik Ummey Salma2, Shaik Sameeulla3 , Kotu Naga Venkata Sai Praveen3, Tungala Navya Teja4, Sunil V Yuddandi

1Professor & HOD, 2 Post Graduate student, 3 Reader, 4 senior lecturer,

Department of oral medicine & radiology, CKS Teja institute of Dental sciences and research, Tirupat

Address for Correspondence:

Dr. Shaik.ummey salma, Postgraduate
Address: CKS Teja Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Chadalawada Nagar, Renigunta
Road, Tirupati 517506 Andhra Pradesh, India.Email address: salmaummey0@gmail.com

Abstract

Introduction: There are established studies indicating an increase in stress, anxiety, and depression after
diagnosis of cancer which may vary by the type of cancer, gender, and age of subjects. Potentially malignant
disorders (PMDs) are a group of chronic disorders with an increase in morbidity and mortality due to
cancerous changes. It is evident that patients with PMDs experience significant health-related symptoms,
functional limitations, and psychological impairment compromising their quality of life which could be due
to the chronic nature of the lesion as well as due to fear of developing cancer. This paper is aimed to know
the effect of PMDs on patients’ psychological profile for better management after diagnosis. Aim: To
know/assess the effects of PMDs on patients psychological profile to address them better management.
Materials and methods: A total of 80 subjects were taken. Out of them 40 subjects were with PMDs and 40
subjects were healthy individuals. Patients with psychological disorders and who are undergoing treatment
with psychological drugs were excluded from the study. Methodology: A detailed case history was recorded
and after diagnosing the condition patient is recalled after 1 week to fill the DAS scale 21 questionnaire.
Results: Results were found to be satisfactory. Mean age in group 1 and 2 were 41.85±10.79 and41.35±7.95
and gender was equally distributed. On comparison of depression, anxiety and stress in various PMDs, stress
was found to be more in OLP subjects with a mean of 13.14±1.703 and depression in OSMF subjects with a
mean of 9.75±2.434. Conclusion: Effects of chronic lesion/PMDs on psychological profile of patients is to
be addressed in the total management because this could be a factor in causing the lesion, where ignoring
this may result in poor overall management of the subjects. So this paper is aimed to know the effect of PMDs
on patients psychological profile for better management and for addressing psychological profile is
mandatory

Key words

Stress; Depression; Anxiety; Antioxidants; PMDs; OLP
Financial support and sponsorship :

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Conflicts of interest :

There are no conflicts of interest

How to cite this article: Suman et al., Psychological status of patients suffering from potentially malignant disorders-(DAS Prevalence and Score Assessment). Int J Oral Rehab 2023;2:3: 8-13