Adequacy of Depression Treatment in Spouses of Cancer Survivors: Findings From a Nationally Representative US Survey.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Recent research suggests that mental health problems in spouses of cancer survivors are associated with worse mental health in the survivors themselves. Adequately treating spousal mental health problems therefore represents an opportunity to improve outcomes for both cancer survivors and their co-surviving family members. OBJECTIVE:Using nationally representative data, this study sought to determine how depression treatment differs between spouses of cancer survivors with depression compared to the general married population and assess rural/urban disparities in treatment. DESIGN:The design of the study is cross sectional. PARTICIPANTS:Data are from the Medical Expenditures Panel Survey, a household-based survey of US adults; we concatenated data from 2004 to 2013. We identifie

SUBMITTER: Litzelman K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5975149 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature