Validation of the Russian and Kazakh Versions of the Beck Depression Inventory and Beck Anxiety Inventory

Depression and anxiety in female patients with cancer are serious comorbidities that affect the quality of life for patients and their survival rates as they have poorer health outcomes. This validation study is a part of the study on the prevalence of depression and anxiety among breast cancer patients. This study aims to investigate the validity of the Kazakh and Russian versions of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) among female cancer patients in Almaty, Kazakhstan.