Prevalence, correlates of depression, and its impact on quality of life of cancer patients attending a palliative care setting in South India.

Objective: Depression is an easily treatable yet frequently underdiagnosed affliction in palliative population with deleterious implications on their quality of life. It has been studied poorly in developing countries like India.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was done with 234 consenting subjects attending a palliative care unit.