The impact of a cancer diagnosis on nonfatal self-injury: a matched cohort study in Ontario.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychological distress following a cancer diagnosis potentially increases the risk of intentional, nonfatal self-injury. The purpose of this work is to evaluate and compare rates of nonfatal self-injury among individuals in Ontario diagnosed with cancer against matched controls with no history of cancer.

Methods

Adults in Ontario diagnosed with cancer from 2007 to 2019 were matched to 2 controls with no history of cancer, based on age and sex. We calculated the absolute and relative difference in rates of nonfatal self-injury in the 5 years before and after the index date (date of cancer diagnosis and dummy date for controls). We used crude difference-in-differences methods and adjusted Poisson regression-based analyses to examine whether the change in rates of no

SUBMITTER: Nguyen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10079310 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature