Socioeconomic disparities of depressive symptoms and cytokines in hepatocellular carcinoma

Autor: Thomas W. Kamarck, James W. Marsh, Peter J. Gianaros, Allan Tsung, Jennifer L. Steel, Yanet Vanegas, David A. Geller, Kathryn A. Roecklein, Hannah Cheng, Nadia S. Ahmed
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Psychooncology
ISSN: 1099-1611
1057-9249
DOI: 10.1002/pon.5127
Popis: Objective To examine the associations among socioeconomic factors, depressive symptoms, and cytokines in patients diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods A total of 266 patients diagnosed with HCC were administered a battery of questionnaires including a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Center for Epidemiologic StudiesDepression (CES-D) scale. Blood samples were collected to assess serum levels of cytokines using Luminex. Descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, linear regression, and Bonferroni corrections were performed to test the hypotheses. Results Of the 266 patients, 24% reported depressive symptoms in the clinical range (CES-D ≥ 22). Females had higher CES-D score than males (Mann-Whitney U = 7135, P = .014, Padj = .028). Being unemployed/disabled (Kruskal-Wallis = 14.732, P = .001, Padj = .005) was found to be associated with higher depressive symptoms in males but not in females. Serum level of IL-2 (Kruskal-Wallis = 17.261, P = .001, Padj = .005) were found to be negatively associated with education level. Gender (β = .177, P = .035), income (β = -.252, P = .004), whether the patient's income met their basic needs (β = .180, P = .035), and IL-1β (β = -.165, P = .045) independently predicted depressive symptoms and together explained 19.4% of variance associated with depressive symptoms. Conclusions Sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors were predictive of inflammation and depressive symptoms. Recommendations include the development of gender-targeted interventions for patients diagnosed with HCC who have low socioeconomic status (SES) and may suffer from depressive symptoms.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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