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Erschienen in: Journal of Cancer Survivorship 5/2017

10.08.2017

Impact of depression treatment on health-related quality of life among adults with cancer and depression: a population-level analysis

verfasst von: Ami Vyas, Zachary Babcock, Stephen Kogut

Erschienen in: Journal of Cancer Survivorship | Ausgabe 5/2017

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Abstract

Purpose

Cancer diagnosis in adults is often accompanied by negative impacts, which increase the risk of depression thereby lowering health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We examined the association between depression treatment and HRQoL among US adults with cancer and depression.

Methods

Patients age 18 and above, with self-reported cancer and depression diagnoses were identified from Medical Expenditure Panel Survey database for 2006–2013. Baseline depression treatment was categorized as antidepressants only, psychotherapy with or without antidepressant use, and no reported use of antidepressants or psychotherapy. HRQoL was measured using SF-12 physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores. Adjusted ordinary least squares regressions estimated the association between type of depression treatment and HRQoL.

Results

Out of 450 (weighted per calendar year: 2.1 million) cancer adults included in the study, 51% received antidepressants only, while 16% received psychotherapy with or without antidepressants. In bivariate analyses, the mean MCS score was lowest among those who received psychotherapy with or without antidepressants compared to those receiving antidepressants only and those with no reported use of either modality, p < 0.05. In multivariate analyses, there was no significant difference in HRQoL by type of depression treatment.

Conclusion

Despite treatment for depression, HRQoL did not improve during the measurement timeframe. Quality of life is a priority health outcome in cancer treatment, yet our findings suggest that current clinical approaches to ameliorate depression in cancer patients appear to be suboptimal.

Implications for cancer survivors

Adults with cancer and comorbid depression should receive appropriate depression care in order to improve their HRQoL.
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Metadaten
Titel
Impact of depression treatment on health-related quality of life among adults with cancer and depression: a population-level analysis
verfasst von
Ami Vyas
Zachary Babcock
Stephen Kogut
Publikationsdatum
10.08.2017
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of Cancer Survivorship / Ausgabe 5/2017
Print ISSN: 1932-2259
Elektronische ISSN: 1932-2267
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-017-0635-y

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