Anxiety, depression, and concentration in cancer survivors: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey results.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We report on prevalence of anxiety, depression, and concentration difficulties and their associations in survivors of cancer in a nationally representative sample up to 25 years after diagnosis.

Methods

Using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 2015 to 2018, participants between the ages of 18 and 79 self-reported on cancer history, symptoms of anxiety, depression, and difficulties with concentration.

Results

Of 10,337 participants, 691 (6.7%) reported a previous diagnosis of cancer; the median time since diagnosis was 8 years. Prevalence was similar between those with and without cancer for anxiety (45.8% versus 46.9%) and depression (19.7% versus 20.0%). Concentration difficulties were more common (11.3% versus 9.0%) for t

SUBMITTER: Fardell JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10105664 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature