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Antidepressant use pattern and disparities among cancer patients in the United States

Many cancer patients also suffer from depression, however, pharmacotherapy of depression and related disparities in US cancer survivors have not been examined in a nationally representative sample. In the present study, 2,590 adult cancer survivors participating in the National Health and Nutrition...

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Autores principales: Zou, Jingrui, Zhu, Yong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9682280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36438264
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1000000
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description Many cancer patients also suffer from depression, however, pharmacotherapy of depression and related disparities in US cancer survivors have not been examined in a nationally representative sample. In the present study, 2,590 adult cancer survivors participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011–2020 were included and antidepressant use pattern was investigated. To examine disparities by social-demographic characteristics and access to healthcare, multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted in 422 cancer patients who were using antidepressants and 230 cancer patients who were not using antidepressants but were diagnosed with depression. Results suggested that 21% of adult cancer survivors were using antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors were the most common type of antidepressants used. Antidepressant users were more likely to be female, non-Hispanic white, those who were married or living with partner. In addition, those without a routine place to go for healthcare were less likely to use antidepressants. Disparities were not found by age, family income levels, education, or health insurance coverage. The findings highlight disparities in antidepressant use in cancer patients in the US. Policy makers need to better allocate healthcare resources and facilitate availabilities of affordable care to every patient in need.
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spelling pubmed-96822802022-11-24 Antidepressant use pattern and disparities among cancer patients in the United States Zou, Jingrui Zhu, Yong Front Public Health Public Health Many cancer patients also suffer from depression, however, pharmacotherapy of depression and related disparities in US cancer survivors have not been examined in a nationally representative sample. In the present study, 2,590 adult cancer survivors participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011–2020 were included and antidepressant use pattern was investigated. To examine disparities by social-demographic characteristics and access to healthcare, multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted in 422 cancer patients who were using antidepressants and 230 cancer patients who were not using antidepressants but were diagnosed with depression. Results suggested that 21% of adult cancer survivors were using antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors were the most common type of antidepressants used. Antidepressant users were more likely to be female, non-Hispanic white, those who were married or living with partner. In addition, those without a routine place to go for healthcare were less likely to use antidepressants. Disparities were not found by age, family income levels, education, or health insurance coverage. The findings highlight disparities in antidepressant use in cancer patients in the US. Policy makers need to better allocate healthcare resources and facilitate availabilities of affordable care to every patient in need. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-09 /pmc/articles/PMC9682280/ /pubmed/36438264 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1000000 Text en Copyright © 2022 Zou and Zhu. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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title Antidepressant use pattern and disparities among cancer patients in the United States
title_full Antidepressant use pattern and disparities among cancer patients in the United States
title_fullStr Antidepressant use pattern and disparities among cancer patients in the United States
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title_short Antidepressant use pattern and disparities among cancer patients in the United States
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9682280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36438264
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1000000
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