Association between depressive symptoms and socioeconomic status in head and neck cancer patients attending rural tertiary health care center.

Aim: To study the association between depressive symptoms and socio-economic status (SES) in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC).

Materials And Methods: Histopathology-proven non-metastatic and non-recurrent HNC patients attending radiation oncology services in February and June 2021 who consented to the study were evaluated with an interview. Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) and modified BG Prasad classification were used to assess depressive symptoms and SES, respectively.