TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Factors associated with suicidal ideation in patients with multiple myeloma
JO  - Japanese journal of clinical oncology
A1  - Akechi, Tatsuo
A1  - Okuyama, Toru
A1  - Uchida, Megumi
A1  - Kubota, Yosuke
A1  - Hasegawa, Takaaki
A1  - Suzuki, Nana
A1  - Komatsu, Hirokazu
A1  - Kusumoto, Shigeru
A1  - Iida, Shinsuke
SP  - 1475
EP  - 1478
VL  - 50
IS  - 12
N2  - Patients with multiple myeloma are at risk of suicide. The study objective was to investigate the clinical risk factors of suicidal ideation among multiple myeloma patients. Consecutive inpatients with a new primary diagnosis of multiple myeloma were recruited. Patients were asked to complete the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 to measure suicidal ideation and depression. Patient demographic and biomedical characteristics (age, gender, education, marital status, employment, performance status and cancer stage) and pain and depression scores were analyzed as potential factors associated with suicidal ideation. Of the 79 patients, 10 [12.6% (95% confidence interval: 7-22)] had suicidal ideation. The results of a logistic regression analysis showed that being unmarried, less advanced cancer stage and depression were significantly associated with the presence of suicidal ideation. These findings suggest that a non-negligible proportion of patients with multiple myeloma experience suicidal ideation and that several multidimensional factors are significantly associated.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0368-2811
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jjco/hyaa143
ID  - ref1
ER  -