Elena S Aßmann, Jennifer Ose, Cassandra A Hathaway, Laura B Oswald, Sheetal Hardikar, Caroline Himbert, Vimalkumar Chellam, Tengda Lin, Bailee Daniels, Anne C Kirchhoff, Biljana Gigic, Douglas Grossman, Jonathan Tward, Thomas K Varghese, David Shibata, Jane C Figueiredo, Adetunji T Toriola, Anna Beck, Courtney Scaife, Christopher A Barnes, Cindy Matsen, Debra S Ma, Howard Colman, Jason P Hunt, Kevin B Jones, Catherine J Lee, Mikaela Larson, Tracy Onega, Wallace L Akerley, Christopher I Li, William M Grady, Martin Schneider, Andreas Dinkel, Jessica Y Islam, Brian D Gonzalez, Amy K Otto, Frank J Penedo, Erin M Siegel, Shelley S Tworoger, Cornelia M Ulrich, Anita R Peoples
Loneliness may exacerbate poor health outcomes particularly among cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Little is known about the risk factors of loneliness among cancer survivors. We evaluated the risk factors of loneliness in the context of COVID-19 pandemic-related prevention behaviors and lifestyle/psychosocial factors among cancer survivors. Cancer survivors (n = 1471) seen at Huntsman Cancer Institute completed a survey between August-September 2020 evaluating health behaviors, medical care, and psychosocial factors including loneliness during COVID-19 pandemic...
February 28, 2024: Journal of Behavioral Medicine