Healthcare use and costs in adult cancer patients with anxiety and depression.
Brent T MausbachGabrielle DecastroRichard B SchwabMaria Tiamson-KassabScott A IrwinPublished in: Depression and anxiety (2020)
Cancer patients with anxiety and depression were at greater risk for ED visits and hospitalizations, experienced longer hospital stays, and accrued higher healthcare costs. Future researchers should determine whether screening and treating comorbid anxiety and depression may decrease healthcare utilization and improve turnover wellbeing among cancer patients.