在癌症诊断后的预后和自杀风险
Connor J Kinslow1,2, Prashanth Kumar1, Mark Olfson3,4
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
Cancer
|November 29, 2023
概括
癌症患者面临着明显更高的自杀风险,特别是在预后较差的情况下. 这种风险在基线自杀脆弱性较高的个体中最为明显,这强调了有针对性的心理健康支持的必要性.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 癌症患者在诊断后的自杀率显著更高.
- 存在的痛苦是面对癌症等危及生命的疾病的个人所面临的公认挑战.
- 以前的研究表明,癌症预后与自杀风险之间存在联系.
研究的目的:
- 调查癌症预后与自杀风险之间的关联.
- 要确定这种关联在特定的人口群体中是否更强.
- 量化预后对新诊断癌症患者自杀风险的影响.
主要方法:
- 利用了监测,流行病学和最终结果 (SEER) 数据库,用于2000-2019年癌症诊断.
- 计算标准化死亡率 (SMR) 来比较诊断后6个月内与普通人口的自杀风险.
- 采用加权线性回归来分析20种常见癌症类型中癌症预后 (2年生存率) 和自杀风险之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 癌症诊断后6个月内自杀死亡率是普通人口的3倍 (SMR = 3.1).
- 在较差的癌症预后和增加的自杀风险之间观察到强烈的相关性 (R2 = 0.88,p < .0001).
- 这种关联在男性,老年人 (≥60岁) 和白人中更为明显,并且随着时间的推移而减少.
结论:
- 较差的癌症预后与更高的自杀风险密切相关,特别是在诊断后的早期.
- 预后对自杀风险的影响在基线自杀脆弱性较高的人群中被放大.
- 加强精神病监测和进一步的研究对于支持有风险的癌症患者至关重要.
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