Loneliness and depression in patients with cancer during COVID-19
Loneliness and depression in patients with cancer during COVID-19
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DOI：
10.1080/07347332.2020.1853653
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发表时间：
2020-11-24
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Roper, Louise
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作者：
Gallagher, Stephen;Bennett, Kate Mary;Roper, Louise
在COVID-19期间，孤独感可能会加剧癌症患者的抑郁风险。设计和方法518名癌症患者参与了从理解社会英国数据集的两波（2017-19和2020年4月）中提取的数据。发现乳腺癌，前列腺癌，血液癌，但不是其他癌症（例如，肺、黑素瘤）。在控制了之前的抑郁和其他因素后，COVID-19期间的孤独感，而不是之前的孤独感，具有预测性。那些目前孤独的人患抑郁症的风险增加了4.5倍。这些发现表明，癌症患者在COVID-19期间患抑郁症的风险增加，而孤立感有助于解释这种风险。这些特殊的发现对健康促进和干预工作以及如何最好地支持这一弱势群体中可能感到孤独的人具有启示意义。
PurposeFeelings of loneliness are likely to exacerbate risk of depression in people living with cancer during COVID-19.Design and MethodsFive hundred and eighteen people with cancer with data extracted from two waves (2017-19 and April 2020) of the Understanding Society UK dataset participated.FindingsAn increased risk of depression was observed for cancer of the breast, prostate, blood, but not other cancers (e.g., lung, melanoma). After controlling for prior depression and other factors, it was loneliness during COVID-19, and not previous loneliness, that was predictive. Those currently lonely had a 4.5-fold increased risk of depression. These findings demonstrate that people living with cancer are at increased risk of developing depression during COVID-19, and that feelings of isolation help explain this risk.ImplicationsThese particular findings have implications for health promotion and intervention work and how best to support people who may feel lonely in this vulnerable group.