Nanami Ashi1, Yuki Kataoka2, Tomoyasu Takemura3, Chigusa Shirakawa4, Koya Okazaki2, Azusa Sakurai5, Takuma Imakita2, Shunkichi Ikegaki2, Hirotaka Matsumoto2, Emiko Saito2, Hirohito Takata2, Sawako Kaku6, Nobuko Wada2, Mariko Shinomiya2, Takehiro Otoshi7, Masatoshi Shimada8, Junichi Nikaido2, Reika Iki2, Katsuya Hirano2, Tomoyuki Hirai2, Kazuo Endo2, Masataka Hirabayashi2, Toru Naganuma9,10,11. 1. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan; nannanami4773@gmail.com. 2. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan. 3. Department of Internal Medicine, Kyoto Min-Iren Chuo Hospital, Kyoto, Japan. 4. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Hyogo, Japan. 5. Department of Gynecology, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan. 6. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. 7. Division of Respiratory Medicine/Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduates School of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan. 8. Division of Internal Medicine, Miyadi Hospital, Hyogo, Japan. 9. Center for Innovative Research for Communities and Clinical Excellence, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan. 10. Department of General Internal Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan. 11. Futaba Emergency and General Medicine Support Center, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIM: Previous reviews of Social determinants of health in lung cancer patients have not examined essential factors such as social isolation and loneliness. This study aimed to explore the factors affecting social isolation and loneliness among lung cancer patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted. Social isolation, loneliness, and the presence of dementia were measured using Japanese adaptations of the Lubben Social Network Scale, UCLA Loneliness Scale, and Life Function Evaluation for Care Provision, respectively. RESULTS: From March 2019 to March 2020, 264 patients were included. Social isolation was significantly higher for patients receiving welfare (adjusted OR=5.28, 95% CI=2.24-12.4). Loneliness was significantly higher for patients receiving welfare (beta coefficient=0.52, 95% Cl=0.13-0.90) with symptoms of dementia (beta coefficient=0.28, 95% Cl=0.03-0.54). CONCLUSION: Results showed that receiving welfare was associated with experiencing social isolation. Receiving welfare and symptoms of dementia were associated with experiencing loneliness.
BACKGROUND/AIM: Previous reviews of Social determinants of health in lung cancerpatients have not examined essential factors such as social isolation and loneliness. This study aimed to explore the factors affecting social isolation and loneliness among lung cancerpatients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted. Social isolation, loneliness, and the presence of dementia were measured using Japanese adaptations of the Lubben Social Network Scale, UCLA Loneliness Scale, and Life Function Evaluation for Care Provision, respectively. RESULTS: From March 2019 to March 2020, 264 patients were included. Social isolation was significantly higher for patients receiving welfare (adjusted OR=5.28, 95% CI=2.24-12.4). Loneliness was significantly higher for patients receiving welfare (beta coefficient=0.52, 95% Cl=0.13-0.90) with symptoms of dementia (beta coefficient=0.28, 95% Cl=0.03-0.54). CONCLUSION: Results showed that receiving welfare was associated with experiencing social isolation. Receiving welfare and symptoms of dementia were associated with experiencing loneliness.
Authors: Rachel D Eckford; Andrea Gaisser; Volker Arndt; Michael Baumann; Evelyn Kludt; Katja Mehlis; Jasper Ubels; Eva C Winkler; Susanne Weg-Remers; Michael Schlander Journal: Front Public Health Date: 2022-02-09