TY - JOUR T1 - Factors Influencing Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Lung Cancer Patients: A Cross-sectional Study JF - Anticancer Research JO - Anticancer Res SP - 7141 LP - 7145 DO - 10.21873/anticanres.14744 VL - 40 IS - 12 AU - NANAMI ASHI AU - YUKI KATAOKA AU - TOMOYASU TAKEMURA AU - CHIGUSA SHIRAKAWA AU - KOYA OKAZAKI AU - AZUSA SAKURAI AU - TAKUMA IMAKITA AU - SHUNKICHI IKEGAKI AU - HIROTAKA MATSUMOTO AU - EMIKO SAITO AU - HIROHITO TAKATA AU - SAWAKO KAKU AU - NOBUKO WADA AU - MARIKO SHINOMIYA AU - TAKEHIRO OTOSHI AU - MASATOSHI SHIMADA AU - JUNICHI NIKAIDO AU - REIKA IKI AU - KATSUYA HIRANO AU - TOMOYUKI HIRAI AU - KAZUO ENDO AU - MASATAKA HIRABAYASHI AU - TORU NAGANUMA Y1 - 2020/12/01 UR - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/40/12/7141.abstract N2 - Background/Aim: Previous reviews of Social determinants of health in lung cancer patients have not examined essential factors such as social isolation and loneliness. This study aimed to explore the factors affecting social isolation and loneliness among lung cancer patients. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted. Social isolation, loneliness, and the presence of dementia were measured using Japanese adaptations of the Lubben Social Network Scale, UCLA Loneliness Scale, and Life Function Evaluation for Care Provision, respectively. Results: From March 2019 to March 2020, 264 patients were included. Social isolation was significantly higher for patients receiving welfare (adjusted OR=5.28, 95% CI=2.24-12.4). Loneliness was significantly higher for patients receiving welfare (beta coefficient=0.52, 95% Cl=0.13-0.90) with symptoms of dementia (beta coefficient=0.28, 95% Cl=0.03-0.54). Conclusion: Results showed that receiving welfare was associated with experiencing social isolation. Receiving welfare and symptoms of dementia were associated with experiencing loneliness. ER -