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ArticleCancer causes & control : CCC2023

Relationship between mental health disorder symptoms and negative cancer perceptions among U.S. adults.

Pierre Fwelo, David Adzrago, Ayooluwatomiwa D Adekunle, Toluwani E Adekunle, Ambrose Akinlo, William B Perkinson

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Pierre FweloDepartment of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health, 7000 Fannin St., Suite 2052-4, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Pierre.Fwelo@uth.tmc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9390-5268
David AdzragoCenter for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5834-0268
Ayooluwatomiwa D AdekunleDivision of Internal Medicine, St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, MO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9151-3762
Toluwani E AdekunleDepartment of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, Louisville, KY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2150-5177
Ambrose AkinloCenter for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9890-0776
William B PerkinsonDepartment of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health, 7000 Fannin St., Suite 2052-4, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.

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Abstract

purposeAlthough much emphasis has been placed on the impact of ambiguity on cognitive processes, the impact of mental health disorder symptoms and racial/ethnic disparities in cancer perception of fatalism and ambiguity remains less explored. This study explored the association between mental health disorder symptoms and negative cancer perceptions. Also, we assessed differences in these outcomes within mental health disorder symptoms and racial/ethnic subgroups to investigate the association between cancer perceptions and the other covariates within the aforementioned subgroups.

methodsWe used the 2019-2020 Health Information National Trends Survey data (N = 9,303) to assess the perception of cancer fatalism and cancer communication ambiguity and employed weighted multivariable logistic regression to determine the effects of mental health disorder symptoms using the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) scale on these negative cancer perceptions among United States adults.

resultsPeople with moderate [Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) = 1.58, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) = 1.09, 2.31] and severe anxiety/depression (AOR = 1.88, 95% CI = 1.12, 3.14) symptoms were more likely to have cancer fatalism perceptions than people with no anxiety/depression symptoms. People with mild (AOR = 1.33, 95% CI = 1.06, 1.69) or severe (AOR = 1.80, 95% CI = 1.03, 3.16) anxiety/depression symptoms were more likely to perceive cancer communication as ambiguous compared to people who had no anxiety/depression symptoms.

conclusionsThe study showed that mental health status was associated with both cancer fatalism and perceived cancer communication ambiguity. This suggests that interventions aimed at reducing mental health disorder symptoms may potentially reduce these negative perceptions, thereby improving participation in cancer prevention programs.

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Mental HealthNeoplasmsAdultAnxietyDepressionHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesAnxietyCancerDepressionMental healthPerceptionRacial disparities

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