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Associations between markers of social functioning and depression and quality of life in survivors of head and neck cancer: Findings from the Head and Neck Cancer 5000 study.

Joanne M PattersonLiya LuLaura-Jayne WatsonSam HardingAndy R NessSteve ThomasAndrea WaylenMiranda PringTim WaterboerLinda Sharp
Published in: Psycho-oncology (2021)
We found strong clinically important associations between markers of social functioning and depression and QOL. More effective interventions addressing social eating and contact are required. These may help survivors regain their independence, reduce levels of isolation and loneliness, and depression, and improve QOL outcomes generally.
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