Table 4.
Associations of financial hardship with mental health symptoms experienced at least 1 day in the past week among cancer survivors by age groups among COVID Impact Survey cancer survivors, a nationally representative survey of the US (April–June 2020).
| Overall | 18–59 years | 60+ years | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All cancer patients (n = 854) | aPR | 95% CI | aPR | 95% CI | aPR | 95% CI | |||
| Felt nervous, anxious, on edge | 1.76 | 1.37 | 2.25 | 1.63 | 1.13 | 2.35 | 1.58 | 1.11 | 2.26 |
| Felt depressed | 1.83 | 1.44 | 2.31 | 2.00 | 1.46 | 2.75 | 1.24 | 0.87 | 1.77 |
| Felt lonely | 1.48 | 1.18 | 1.84 | 1.13 | 0.83 | 1.54 | 1.38 | 1.00 | 1.91 |
| Felt hopeless about the future | 1.95 | 1.53 | 2.47 | 1.42 | 0.99 | 2.04 | 1.73 | 1.22 | 2.46 |
| Overall | 18–59 years | 60+ years | |||||||
| Cancer patients without a self–reported diagnosed mental health condition (n = 737) | aPR | 95% CI | aPR | 95% CI | aPR | 95% CI | |||
| Felt nervous, anxious, on edge | 1.51 | 1.11 | 2.05 | 1.38 | 0.84 | 2.28 | 1.36 | 0.89 | 2.10 |
| Felt depressed | 1.66 | 1.25 | 2.22 | 2.09 | 1.45 | 3.02 | 1.02 | 0.66 | 1.57 |
| Felt lonely | 1.31 | 0.99 | 1.73 | 1.12 | 0.75 | 1.66 | 1.21 | 0.81 | 1.80 |
| Felt hopeless about the future | 1.84 | 1.38 | 2.44 | 1.23 | 0.80 | 1.89 | 1.76 | 1.19 | 2.59 |
Models were adjusted for: age (when appropriate), survey week, sex, race/ethnicity, annual household income, education, insurance status, employment status, and area of residence (urban/rural).