The course of depressive symptoms and mortality in older patients with cancer.

Tom Borza Magnus Harneshaug Lene Kirkhus Jūratė Šaltytė Benth Geir Selbaek Sverre Bergh Marit Slaaen

Published in: Aging & mental health (2021)

More severe depressive symptoms, as measured by the GDS-15, were associated with higher mortality in older patients with cancer. The importance of emotional distress and how to alleviate it should be investigated further in these patients.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
end stage renal disease
cardiovascular events
ejection fraction
social support
physical activity
newly diagnosed
community dwelling
middle aged
risk factors
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
sleep quality
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
patient reported
high speed