Prevalence of mental disorders and their associations with age at diagnosis and time since diagnosis of nasopharyngeal cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite advancements in cancer treatment, understanding the long-term mental health implications for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) survivors remains an underexplored area. This study aims to examine the prevalence of mental disorders and their correlations with age at diagnosis and time since diagnosis among NPC survivors.

Methods

A total of 1872 NPC patients were surveyed from September 2020 to June 2021 in this cross-sectional survey. Logistic regression models were used to analyze the associations of age at diagnosis and time since NPC diagnosis with the risk of mental disorders. Additionally, the potential nonlinear trend between these factors was examined using restricted cubic splines. Analyses were conducted both overall and stratified by gender. Gender in

SUBMITTER: Wang WX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11653364 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature