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Loneliness and Crowded Living Predicted Poor Health in a Sample of Cancer Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic

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  • Amy Zhang
  • Siran Koroukian
  • Cynthia Owusu
  • Scott E. Moore
  • Hasina Momotaz
  • Jeffrey M. Albert

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We investigated the influence of social determinants of health (SDOH), healthcare services, and health behaviors on mental and physical health outcomes of cancer patients between the first winter and the following post-vaccine summer of the COVID-19 pandemic. A three-wave online survey of individuals diagnosed with incident cancer between January 2019 and January 2020 was conducted between November of 2020 and August of 2021 in northeast Ohio. Descriptive analysis and mixed-effect regression analyses were performed. A total of 322 newly diagnosed cancer patients, with 40 African Americans and 282 Whites (215 from metropolitan areas and 67 nonmetropolitan) responded to the survey questions. In Wave 3 ending in August 2021, the survey respondents reported significantly reduced depression ( p  = .019) on the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and improved global health ( p  = .036) on PROMIS. With age, comorbidity, and other demographic and medical variables controlled in the analyses, the feeling of loneliness ( p  

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  • Amy Zhang & Siran Koroukian & Cynthia Owusu & Scott E. Moore & Hasina Momotaz & Jeffrey M. Albert, 2024. "Loneliness and Crowded Living Predicted Poor Health in a Sample of Cancer Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 33(5), pages 370-383, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:33:y:2024:i:5:p:370-383
    DOI: 10.1177/10547738241252889
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