title: Population-based retrospective study to investigate preexisting and new depression diagnosis among head and neck cancer patients.
abstract: This study aimed to estimate the pre-cancer prevalence and post-cancer incidence of depression in older adult head and neck cancer patients. Using SEER-Medicare files, cancer was identified from SEER data and depression diagnosis was identified using Medicare claims. Of 3533 head and neck cancer patients, 10.6% were diagnosed with depression during the two years prior to cancer diagnosis, and an additional 8.9% developed depression in the year following cancer diagnosis. This study supports the critical need of screening for depression throughout cancer diagnosis and treatment, as well as a preventative approach in depression development in the older head and neck cancer patient population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rieke
authors.affiliation: Center for Collaboration on Research Design and Analysis, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States.
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Boilesen
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Methodist Hospital, Omaha, NE, United States.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lydiatt
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States.
authors.forename: Kendra K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Houfek
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States. Electronic address: swatanabe@unmc.edu.
authors.forename: Shinobu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watanabe-Galloway
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018426:SEER Program
keywords: Cancer; Depression; Epidemiology; Head and neck cancer; Oncology; SEER-Medicare