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Smith S, Lally P, Steptoe A, Chavez-Ugalde Y, Beeken RJ, Fisher A. Prevalence of loneliness and associations with health behaviours and body mass index in 5835 people living with and beyond cancer: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:635. [PMID: 38419011 PMCID: PMC10903019 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-17797-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND A cancer diagnosis and its treatment may be an especially isolating experience. Despite evidence that positive health behaviours can improve outcomes for people living with and beyond cancer (LWBC), no studies have examined associations between loneliness and different health behaviours in this population. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of loneliness in a large sample of UK adults LWBC and to explore whether loneliness was associated with multiple health behaviours. METHODS Participants were adults (aged ≥ 18 years) diagnosed with breast, prostate or colorectal cancer who completed the Health and Lifestyle After Cancer Survey. Loneliness was reported using the UCLA loneliness score, dichotomised into higher (≥ 6) versus lower (< 6) loneliness. Engagement in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, dietary intake, smoking status, alcohol use, and self-reported height and weight were recorded. Behaviours were coded to reflect meeting or not meeting the World Cancer Research Fund recommendations for people LWBC. Logistic regression analyses explored associations between loneliness and health behaviours. Covariates were age, sex, ethnicity, education, marital status, living situation, cancer type, spread and treatment, time since treatment, time since diagnosis and number of comorbid conditions. Multiple imputation was used to account for missing data. RESULTS 5835 participants, mean age 67.4 (standard deviation = 11.8) years, completed the survey. 56% were female (n = 3266) and 44% (n = 2553) male, and 48% (n = 2786) were living with or beyond breast cancer, 32% (n = 1839) prostate, and 21% (n = 1210) colorectal. Of 5485 who completed the loneliness scale, 81% (n = 4423) of participants reported lower and 19% (n = 1035) higher loneliness. After adjustment for confounders, those reporting higher levels of loneliness had lower odds of meeting the WCRF recommendations for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (Odds Ratio [OR] 0.78, 95% Confidence Internal [CI], 0.67, 0.97, p =.028), fruit and vegetable intake (OR 0.81, CI 0.67, 1.00, p =.046), and smoking (OR 0.62, 0.46, 0.84, p =.003). No association was observed between loneliness and the other dietary behaviours, alcohol, or body mass index. CONCLUSIONS Loneliness is relatively common in people LWBC and may represent an unmet need. People LWBC who experience higher levels of loneliness may need additional support to improve their health behaviours.
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- Susan Smith
- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Surrey, GU2 7XH, Guildford, Surrey, UK
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT, London, UK
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- MRC Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, CB2 0QQ, Cambridge, Box 285, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT, London, UK.
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Lin CMA, Ng N, Orman A, Clement ND, Deehan DJ. Reliability of patient-reported comorbidities: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Postgrad Med J 2021; 99:postgradmedj-2021-140857. [PMID: 34645695 DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2021-140857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Self-reported questionnaires have become a widely adopted method of reviewing patients in clinical practice. This systematic review aimed to determine the reliability of patient-reported comorbidities and to identify which patient factors influence the reliability. Included studies assessed the reliability of at least one patient-reported comorbidity against their medical record or clinical assessment as gold standard. Twenty-four eligible studies were included in the meta-analysis. Only endocrine diseases (Cohen's Kappa Coefficient (CKC) 0.81 (95% CI 0.76 to 0.85)), consisting of diabetes mellitus (CKC 0.83 (95% CI 0.80 to 0.86)) and thyroid disease (CKC 0.68 (95% CI 0.50 to 0.86)), showed good-to-excellent reliability. Factors most frequently reported to influence concordance included age, sex and educational level.This systematic review demonstrated poor-to-moderate reliability for most systems, except for endocrine which showed good-to-excellent reliability. Although patient self-reporting can be a useful guide to clinical management, several patient factors were demonstrated to affect reliability therefore it should be avoided as a standalone measure.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Musculoskeletal Department, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Department, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Bennett AV, Jonsson M, Chen RC, Al-Khatib SM, Weinfurt KP, Curtis LH. Applying patient-reported outcome methodology to capture patient-reported health data: Report from an NIH Collaboratory roundtable. HEALTHCARE-THE JOURNAL OF DELIVERY SCIENCE AND INNOVATION 2020; 8:100442. [PMID: 32919581 DOI: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2020.100442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Patient-reported health data provide information for pragmatic clinical trials that may not be readily available from electronic health records or administrative claims data. In this report, we present key considerations for collecting patient-reported health information in pragmatic clinical trials, which are informed by best practices from patient-reported outcome research. We focus on question design and administration via electronic data collection platforms with respect to 3 types of patient-reported health data: medication use, utilization of health care services, and comorbid conditions. We summarize key scientific literature on the accuracy of these patient-reported data compared with electronic health record data. We discuss question design in detail, specifically defining the concept to be measured, patient understanding of the concept, recall periods of the question, and patient willingness to report. In addition, we discuss approaches for question administration and data collection platforms, which are key aspects of successful patient-reported data collection.
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- Antonia V Bennett
- Department of Health Policy and Management, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, USA; Patient-Reported Outcomes Core, Cancer Outcomes Research Program, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA
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- Patient-Reported Outcomes Core, Cancer Outcomes Research Program, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, UNC School of Medicine, USA
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Duke Clinical Research Institute, USA; Departments of Medicine, USA
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Duke Clinical Research Institute, USA; Population Health Sciences, USA
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Duke Clinical Research Institute, USA; Population Health Sciences, USA; Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
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Oemrawsingh A, Swami N, Valderas JM, Hazelzet JA, Pusic AL, Gliklich RE, Bergmark RW. Patient-Reported Morbidity Instruments: A Systematic Review. VALUE IN HEALTH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PHARMACOECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH 2020; 23:791-811. [PMID: 32540238 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2020.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Although comorbidities play an essential role in risk adjustment and outcomes measurement, there is little consensus regarding the best source of this data. The aim of this study was to identify general patient-reported morbidity instruments and their measurement properties. METHODS A systematic review was conducted using multiple electronic databases (Embase, Medline, Cochrane Central, and Web of Science) from inception to March 2018. Articles focusing primarily on the development or subsequent validation of a patient-reported morbidity instrument were included. After including relevant articles, the measurement properties of each morbidity instrument were extracted by 2 investigators for narrative synthesis. RESULTS A total of 1005 articles were screened, of which 34 eligible articles were ultimately included. The most widely assessed instruments were the Self-Reported Charlson Comorbidity Index (n = 7), the Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire (n = 3), and the Disease Burden Morbidity Assessment (n = 3). The most commonly included conditions were diabetes, hypertension, and myocardial infarction. Studies demonstrated substantial variability in item-level reliability versus the gold standard medical record review (κ range 0.66-0.86), meaning that the accuracy of the self-reported comorbidity data is dependent on the selected morbidity. CONCLUSIONS The Self-Reported Charlson Comorbidity Index and the Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire were the most frequently cited instruments. Significant variability was observed in reliability per comorbid condition of patient-reported morbidity questionnaires. Further research is needed to determine whether patient-reported morbidity data should be used to bolster medical records data or serve as a stand-alone entity when risk adjusting observational outcomes data.
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- Arvind Oemrawsingh
- Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- International Society for Quality of Life Research, Health Services & Policy Research, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, England, UK
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Patient Reported Outcomes, Value, and Experience Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Center for Surgery and Public Health, Patient Reported Outcomes, Value and Experience Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Weiskopf NG, Cohen AM, Hannan J, Jarmon T, Dorr DA. Towards augmenting structured EHR data: a comparison of manual chart review and patient self-report. AMIA ... ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS. AMIA SYMPOSIUM 2020; 2019:903-912. [PMID: 32308887 PMCID: PMC7153078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Structured electronic health record (EHR) data are often used for quality measurement and improvement, clinical research, and other secondary uses. These data, however, are known to suffer from quality problems. There may be value in augmenting structured EHR data to improve data quality, thereby improving the reliability and validity of the conclusions drawn from those data. Focusing on five diagnoses related to cardiovascular care, this paper considers the added value of two alternative data sources: manual chart abstraction and patient self-report. We assess the overall agreement between structured EHR problem list data, abstracted EHR data, and patient self- report; and explore possible causes of disagreement between those sources. Our findings suggest that both chart abstraction and patient self-report contain significantly more diagnoses than the problem list, but that the information they capture is different. Methods for collecting and validating self-reported medical data require further consideration and exploration.
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- Nicole G Weiskopf
- Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, OHSU, Portland, OR
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- Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, OHSU, Portland, OR
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- Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, OHSU, Portland, OR
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- Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, OHSU, Portland, OR
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- Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, OHSU, Portland, OR
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Unger JM, Hershman DL, Fleury ME, Vaidya R. Association of Patient Comorbid Conditions With Cancer Clinical Trial Participation. JAMA Oncol 2019; 5:326-333. [PMID: 30629092 DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.5953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Importance The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Friends of Cancer Research, and the US Food and Drug Administration recently recommended modernizing criteria related to comorbidities routinely used to exclude patients from cancer clinical trials. The goal was to design clinical trial eligibility such that trial results better reflect real-world cancer patient populations, to improve clinical trial participation, and to increase patient access to new treatments in trials. Yet despite the assumed influence of comorbidities on trial participation, the relationship between patients' comorbidity profile at diagnosis and trial participation has not been explicitly examined using patient-level data. Objectives To investigate the association between comorbidities, clinical trial decision-making, and clinical trial participation; and to estimate the potential impact of reducing comorbidity exclusion criteria on trial participation, to provide a benchmark for changing criteria. Design, Setting, and Participants A national survey was embedded within a web-based cancer treatment-decision tool accessible on multiple cancer-oriented websites. Participants must have received a diagnosis of breast, lung, colorectal, or prostate cancer. In total, 5499 surveyed patients who made a treatment decision within the past 3 months were analyzed using logistic regression analysis and simulations. Exposures Cancer diagnosis and 1 or more of 18 comorbidities. Main Outcomes and Measures Patient discussion of a clinical trial with their physician (yes vs no); if a trial was discussed, the offer of trial participation (yes vs no); and, if trial participation was offered, trial participation (yes vs no). Results Of the 5499 patients who participated in the survey, 3420 (62.6%) were women and 2079 (37.8%) were men (mean [SD] age, 56.63 [10.05] years). Most patients (65.6%; n = 3610) had 1 or more comorbidities. The most common comorbid condition was hypertension (35.0%; n = 1924). Compared with the absence of comorbidities, the presence of 1 or more comorbidities was associated with a decreased risk of trial discussions (44.1% vs 37.2%; OR, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.75-0.97; P = .02), trial offers (21.7% vs 15.7%; OR, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.70-0.96; P = .02), and trial participation (11.3% vs 7.8%; OR, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.61-0.94; P = .01). The removal of the ASCO-recommended comorbidity restrictions could generate up to 6317 additional patient trial registrations every year. Conclusions and Relevance Independent of sociodemographic variables, the presence of comorbidities is adversely associated with trial discussions, trial offers, and trial participation itself. Updating trial eligibility criteria could provide an opportunity for several thousand more patients with well-managed comorbidities to participate in clinical trials each year.
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- Joseph M Unger
- SWOG Statistics and Data Management Center, Seattle, Washington.,Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Inc, Washington, DC
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- SWOG Statistics and Data Management Center, Seattle, Washington.,Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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Assari S, Smith J, Bazargan M. Depression Fully Mediates the Effect of Multimorbidity on Self-Rated Health for Economically Disadvantaged African American Men but Not Women. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:E1670. [PMID: 31091652 PMCID: PMC6572520 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16101670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Background. Although chronic medical conditions (CMCs), depression, and self-rated health (SRH) are associated, their associations may depend on race, ethnicity, gender, and their intersections. In predominantly White samples, SRH is shown to better reflect the risk of mortality and multimorbidity for men than it is for women, which suggests that poor SRH among women may be caused not only by CMCs, but also by conditions like depression and social relations-a phenomenon known as "the sponge hypothesis." However, little is known about gender differences in the links between multimorbidity, depression, and SRH among African Americans (AAs). Objective. To study whether depression differently mediates the association between multimorbidity and SRH for economically disadvantaged AA men and women. Methods. This survey was conducted in South Los Angeles between 2015 to 2018. A total number of 740 AA older adults (age ≥ 55 years) were enrolled in this study, of which 266 were AA men and 474 were AA women. The independent variable was the number of CMCs. The dependent variable was SRH. Age and socioeconomic status (educational attainment and marital status) were covariates. Depression was the mediator. Gender was the moderator. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the data. Results. In the pooled sample that included both genders, depression partially mediated the effect of multimorbidity on SRH. In gender specific models, depression fully mediated the effects of multimorbidity on SRH for AA men but not AA women. For AA women but not AA men, social isolation was associated with depression. Conclusion. Gender differences exist in the role of depression as an underlying mechanism behind the effect of multimorbidity on the SRH of economically disadvantaged AA older adults. For AA men, depression may be the reason people with multimorbidity report worse SRH. For AA women, depression is only one of the many reasons individuals with multiple CMCs report poor SRH. Prevention of depression may differently influence the SRH of low-income AA men and women with multimorbidity.
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- Shervin Assari
- Department of Family Medicine, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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- Department of Family Medicine, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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- Department of Family Medicine, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
- Department of Family Medicine, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Samoborec S, Simpson P, Hassani-Mahmooei B, Ruseckaite R, Giummarra M, Ayton D, Evans S. Impact of comorbidity on health outcome after a transport-related injury. Inj Prev 2019; 26:254-261. [PMID: 31004008 DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Understanding the impact of comorbidity on health outcomes is important given that comorbidities can affect survival, morbidity, service delivery costs and healthcare utilisation. However, little is known about the types of comorbidities affecting specific health outcomes after minor to moderate road trauma. METHODS This study involved 1574 participants who claimed injury compensation following transport-related injury. Cross sectional data were collected. Health outcomes were assessed using the EQ-5D-3L specific domains and summary score. Twelve self-reported pre-existing chronic conditions were assessed using a multivariate logistic regression, adjusting for demographic and injury characteristics. RESULTS Out of 1574 participants, only 17 (1%) participants reported no pre-existing comorbidities, 72% reported one, 13% reported two and 14% reported three or more comorbidities. Hypertension (15%), depression (14%) and anxiety (14%) were the most commonly reported comorbidities, followed by arthritis (13%), chronic pain (11%) and asthma (11%). Participants with a history of arthritis (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.90, 95% CI 1.24 to 2.91); chronic back pain (AOR 1.59, 95% CI, 1.04 to 2.43); other chronic pain (AOR 2.73, 95% CI 1.42 to 4.24); depression (AOR 2.55, 95% CI 1.60 to 4.05) and anxiety (AOR 2.08, 95% CI 1.32 to 3.26) were at increased risk of poorer health outcomes, after controlling for age, gender, type of injury and time since injury. CONCLUSION This study found that comorbidities such as arthritis, chronic back pain, other chronic pain, depression and anxiety significantly increase the odds of poorer health postinjury, regardless of the time since injury. Regular screening of comorbid conditions may help identify people likely to have poorer outcomes, thereby enabling the implementation of interventions to optimise health despite the presence of comorbidities.
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- Stella Samoborec
- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Horne CE, Johnson S, Crane PB. Comparing comorbidity measures and fatigue post myocardial infarction. Appl Nurs Res 2019; 45:1-5. [PMID: 30683244 DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2018.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Revised: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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PURPOSE/AIMS The purpose of this study was to examine comorbidity measures that may relate to the symptom of fatigue post MI: self-reported comorbidities, medication-validated comorbidities, weighted comorbidities for fatigue, and number of comorbidities. DESIGN Using a cross sectional design, we interviewed a convenience sample of 98 adults, 65 and older, who were 6 to 8 months post myocardial infarction. METHODS Participants self-reported their comorbidities using a list of 23 comorbid conditions. All medications were visually inspected, and medications were reviewed by a geriatric pharmacist for a common side effect of fatigue. The Revised Piper Fatigue Scale was used to measure fatigue. RESULTS The mean age of the participants was 76 (SD = 6.3), and most of the sample were White (84%). Neither medication-validated comorbidities nor those medications with fatigue as a common side effect explained fatigue. When controlling for age, sex, and marital status, self-reported comorbidities explained 10% of the variance in fatigue (F (4, 93) = 2.65; p = 0.04). Having 5 or more self-reported comorbidities explained 7% of variance in fatigue scores (F (1, 96) = 7.53; p = 0.007). CONCLUSION Comorbidities are associated with fatigue post MI. Adults post MI with 5 or more comorbidities should be screened for fatigue.
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- Carolyn E Horne
- College of Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, United States of America.
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- Vidant Health, Greenville, NC 27858, United States of America.
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- College of Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, United States of America.
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Merzenich H, Blettner M, Niehoff D, Schwentner L, Schmidt M, Schmitt M, Wollschläger D. Cardiac late events in German breast cancer patients: a validation study on the agreement between patient self-reports and information from physicians. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2018; 18:218. [PMID: 30497402 PMCID: PMC6267788 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-018-0961-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Self-administered health-status questionnaires are important tools in epidemiology. The objective of the presented validation study is to measure the agreement between breast cancer patients' self-reports and their physicians' information on late cardiac events, and to investigate determinants of agreement. To estimate possible misclassification is an important requirement for observational studies on cardiovascular endpoints. METHODS A retrospective, multi-center cohort study included 11,982 women diagnosed with breast cancer in Germany in 1998-2008. In 2014, a questionnaire survey assessed cardiovascular risk factors and incident cardiac events after therapy. A validation study was conducted, based on a sample of 3091 breast cancer patients from two university hospitals. Among them, 2261 women (73%) sent back the questionnaire on cardiovascular events, and 1316 women gave consent to request medical records from their general practitioners. A total of 1212/1316 (92.1%) medical records could be obtained for validation. Cohen's kappa coefficient was calculated, and multivariate regression was applied to study the influence of patient characteristics on agreement between both data sources. RESULTS Overall agreement for the composite endpoint of any cardiac event was 84.5% (kappa 0.35). Of 1055 breast cancer patients reporting no cardiac event, 950 (90%) had no such diagnosis in physicians' medical records. A total of 157 breast cancer survivors indicated a cardiac event, and the same diagnosis was confirmed by GPs for 74 (47%) women. For specific diagnoses, moderate to substantial agreement of self-reports was found for myocardial infarction (kappa 0.54) and stroke (kappa 0.61). Poor to fair agreement was present for angina pectoris, valvular heart disease, arrhythmia, and congestive heart failure. Younger age, higher education and a more recent cancer diagnosis were found to be associated with greater total agreement. CONCLUSIONS For the composite endpoint, survivors of breast cancer report the absence of cardiac disease accurately. However, for specific diagnoses, self-reported morbidity data from breast cancer patients may not fully agree with information from physicians. The agreement is moderate for acute events like myocardial infarction and stroke, but poor to fair for chronic diseases.
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- Hiltrud Merzenich
- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medical Center Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Str. 69, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medical Center Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Str. 69, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medical Center Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Str. 69, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Ulm, Prittwitzstr. 43, 89075 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center Mainz, 55101 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Ulm, Prittwitzstr. 43, 89075 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medical Center Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Str. 69, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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Zhang L, King J, Wu XC, Hsieh MC, Chen VW, Yu Q, Fontham E, Loch M, Pollack LA, Ferguson T. Racial/ethnic differences in the utilization of chemotherapy among stage I-III breast cancer patients, stratified by subtype: Findings from ten National Program of Cancer Registries states. Cancer Epidemiol 2018; 58:1-7. [PMID: 30415099 DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2018.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Revised: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The study aimed to examine racial/ethnic differences in chemotherapy utilization by breast cancer subtype. METHODS Data on female non-Hispanic white (NHW), non-Hispanic black (NHB), and Hispanic stage I-III breast cancer patients diagnosed in 2011 were obtained from a project to enhance population-based National Program of Cancer Registry data for Comparative Effectiveness Research. Hormone receptor (HR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) were used to classify subtypes: HR+/HER2-; HR+/HER2+; HR-/HER2-; and HR-/HER2 + . We used multivariable logistic regression models to examine the association of race/ethnicity with three outcomes: chemotherapy (yes, no), neo-adjuvant chemotherapy (yes, no), and delayed chemotherapy (yes, no). Covariates included patient demographics, tumor characteristics, Charlson Comorbidity Index, other cancer treatment, and participating states/areas. RESULTS The study included 25,535 patients (72.1% NHW, 13.7% NHB, and 14.2% Hispanics). NHB with HR+/HER2- (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.22, 95% CI 1.04-1.42) and Hispanics with HR-/HER2- (aOR 1.62, 95% CI 1.15-2.28) were more likely to receive chemotherapy than their NHW counterparts. Both NHB and Hispanics were more likely to receive delayed chemotherapy than NHW, and the pattern was consistent across each subtype. No racial/ethnic differences were found in the receipt of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS Compared to NHW with the same subtype, NHB with HR+/HER2- and Hispanics with HR-/HER2- have higher odds of using chemotherapy; however, they are more likely to receive delayed chemotherapy, regardless of subtype. Whether the increased chemotherapy use among NHB with HR+/HER2- indicates overtreatment needs further investigation. Interventions to improve the timely chemotherapy among NHB and Hispanics are warranted.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lu Zhang
- Epidemiology Program, School of Public Health and Louisiana Tumor Registry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, 70112, United States
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- Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Epidemiology Program, School of Public Health and Louisiana Tumor Registry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, 70112, United States
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- Epidemiology Program, School of Public Health and Louisiana Tumor Registry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, 70112, United States
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- Epidemiology Program, School of Public Health and Louisiana Tumor Registry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, 70112, United States
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- Biostatistics Program, School of Public Health and Louisiana Tumor Registry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, 70112, United States
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- Epidemiology Program, School of Public Health and Louisiana Tumor Registry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, 70112, United States
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- School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, 70112, United States
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- Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Epidemiology Program, School of Public Health and Louisiana Tumor Registry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, 70112, United States.
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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Breast Cancer Incidence, Risk Factors, Health Care Utilization, and Outcomes in the USA. CURRENT BREAST CANCER REPORTS 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s12609-017-0247-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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