Researchers measured loneliness using an 11-item abbreviated version of the UCLA Loneliness Scale in a cohort of patients from the 2008-2018 Health and Retirement Study.
Higher mortality risks were associated with loneliness in cancer survivor s in a new study. The authors concluded that screening for loneliness should be integrated into patients' care in oncology and primary care.Researchers identified a cohort of cancer survivor s aged ≥ 50 years from the 2008-2018 Health and Retirement Study in the United States.
Loneliness was measured using an 11-item abbreviated version of the UCLA Loneliness Scale , with scores categorized into four levels: Low/no, mild, moderate, and severe loneliness Follow-up for vital status was obtained through December 31, 2020, with all-cause mortality as the outcome measure.Higher levels of loneliness were associated with increased mortality risk among cancer survivors, with the highest adjusted hazard ratio of 1.67 observed in the severe loneliness group (The association between loneliness and mortality risk followed a dose-response pattern, indicating that as loneliness levels increased, so did the mortality risk.
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