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Factors Affecting the Occurrence of Mental Health Problems in Female Cancer Survivors: A Nationwide Cohort Study

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of cancer survivorship stage and health-related behaviors on the risk of developing mental health problems (depressive and anxiety disorders) in women who have experienced cancers that affect women (breast cancer, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer,...

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Autores principales: Kim, So Young, Lee, Yeonju, Koh, Sang Baek
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9323619/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35886467
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148615
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description The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of cancer survivorship stage and health-related behaviors on the risk of developing mental health problems (depressive and anxiety disorders) in women who have experienced cancers that affect women (breast cancer, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer). Using the healthcare utilization and medical checkup data from 2010 to 2020 provided by the National Health Insurance Service, the occurrence of mental health problems since 2020 was tracked for 36,801 women diagnosed with cancer. The occurrence of mental health problems was defined as the cases in which the disease code was assigned to anxiety disorders (F40~F44, F48) and depressive disorders (F32~34, F41.2, F92) as presented in ICD-10. To evaluate the effect of cancer survivorship stage and health-related behaviors on the development of mental health problems, the hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using the Cox proportional hazard model. During the follow-up period of 5.6 years, anxiety disorder occurred in 14,698 (39.9%), and by cancer type, breast cancer survivors accounted for the most at 1.02 per 1000 person-years. The risk of anxiety disorders increased in those who experienced cervical cancer (AHR, 1.08, 95% CI, 1.03–1.13) and those in the acute survivorship stage (AHR, 1.38, 95% CI, 1.22–1.55). In terms of health-related behaviors, the risk of developing anxiety disorder was shown to be reduced in drinkers (AHR, 0.91, 95% CI, 0.87–0.96), former smokers (AHR, 0.86, 95% CI, 0.77–0.97), and current smokers (AHR, 0.80, 95% CI, 0.71–0.90). During the follow-up period of 5.6 years, depressive disorder occurred in 6168(16.8%), and by cancer type, ovarian cancer survivors accounted for the most at 1.30 per 1000 person-years. The risk of developing depressive disorders was highest in those who experienced ovarian cancer (AHR, 1.40, 95% CI, 1.27–1.53) and those in the acute survivorship stage (AHR, 2.99, 95% CI, 2.60–3.42). For health-related behaviors, the risk of developing depressive disorders was increased in former smokers (AHR, 1.32, 95% CI, 1.14–1.54), current smokers (AHR, 1.21, 95% CI, 1.04–1.41), and those with insufficient physical activity (AHR, 1.09, 95% CI, 1.02–1.15). It has been confirmed that cancer type, cancer survivorship stage, and health-related behaviors, such as smoking, drinking, and physical activity, are significantly related to the risk of mental health problems. Thus, it is necessary to develop strategies to cope with mental health problems at the individual and national levels and to develop interventions to promote a more active lifestyle.
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spelling pubmed-93236192022-07-27 Factors Affecting the Occurrence of Mental Health Problems in Female Cancer Survivors: A Nationwide Cohort Study Kim, So Young Lee, Yeonju Koh, Sang Baek Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of cancer survivorship stage and health-related behaviors on the risk of developing mental health problems (depressive and anxiety disorders) in women who have experienced cancers that affect women (breast cancer, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer). Using the healthcare utilization and medical checkup data from 2010 to 2020 provided by the National Health Insurance Service, the occurrence of mental health problems since 2020 was tracked for 36,801 women diagnosed with cancer. The occurrence of mental health problems was defined as the cases in which the disease code was assigned to anxiety disorders (F40~F44, F48) and depressive disorders (F32~34, F41.2, F92) as presented in ICD-10. To evaluate the effect of cancer survivorship stage and health-related behaviors on the development of mental health problems, the hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using the Cox proportional hazard model. During the follow-up period of 5.6 years, anxiety disorder occurred in 14,698 (39.9%), and by cancer type, breast cancer survivors accounted for the most at 1.02 per 1000 person-years. The risk of anxiety disorders increased in those who experienced cervical cancer (AHR, 1.08, 95% CI, 1.03–1.13) and those in the acute survivorship stage (AHR, 1.38, 95% CI, 1.22–1.55). In terms of health-related behaviors, the risk of developing anxiety disorder was shown to be reduced in drinkers (AHR, 0.91, 95% CI, 0.87–0.96), former smokers (AHR, 0.86, 95% CI, 0.77–0.97), and current smokers (AHR, 0.80, 95% CI, 0.71–0.90). During the follow-up period of 5.6 years, depressive disorder occurred in 6168(16.8%), and by cancer type, ovarian cancer survivors accounted for the most at 1.30 per 1000 person-years. The risk of developing depressive disorders was highest in those who experienced ovarian cancer (AHR, 1.40, 95% CI, 1.27–1.53) and those in the acute survivorship stage (AHR, 2.99, 95% CI, 2.60–3.42). For health-related behaviors, the risk of developing depressive disorders was increased in former smokers (AHR, 1.32, 95% CI, 1.14–1.54), current smokers (AHR, 1.21, 95% CI, 1.04–1.41), and those with insufficient physical activity (AHR, 1.09, 95% CI, 1.02–1.15). It has been confirmed that cancer type, cancer survivorship stage, and health-related behaviors, such as smoking, drinking, and physical activity, are significantly related to the risk of mental health problems. Thus, it is necessary to develop strategies to cope with mental health problems at the individual and national levels and to develop interventions to promote a more active lifestyle. MDPI 2022-07-15 /pmc/articles/PMC9323619/ /pubmed/35886467 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148615 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_short Factors Affecting the Occurrence of Mental Health Problems in Female Cancer Survivors: A Nationwide Cohort Study
title_sort factors affecting the occurrence of mental health problems in female cancer survivors: a nationwide cohort study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9323619/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35886467
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148615
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