Association between social support and suicidal ideation in patients with cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Abstract

Cancer is a major public health concern worldwide. It is expected to become one of the most significant barriers to increasing life expectancy globally (Bray et al., 2018; Siegel et al., 2020). During the long treatment and recovery process, patients with cancer may experience different kinds of pain and side effects, which can cause substantial psychological distress (Anderson & Nichols, 2020; Pitman et al., 2018). Long-term distress accumulation can lead to the development of suicidal ideation (SI) in patients with cancer. SI refers to (a) thoughts about ending one's life or engaging in suicide-related behaviours and (b) beliefs that the world would be a better place without him or her (Spoletini et al., 2011). SI is a well-established precursor to suicide attempts and completed suicide, and those who experience SI are at increased risk for suicide attempts and death due to suicide for 2 years (Allen et al., 2013;

The Association Between Serum/Plasma Leptin Levels and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression

“…We compared each correlation coefficient using the Fisher transformation and then conducted an analysis with the transformed values as the input before their conversion back to correlation coefficients (CORs). Cohen’s criteria were applied to assess the computed effect size (small: ≤0.3, moderate: 0.3-0.5, large: >0.5) ( 16 ). Associations between AHI and leptin levels were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient.…”

The Association between Social Support and Cognitive Impairment among the Urban Elderly in Jinan, China

“…Lin described social support as perceived or actual instrumental or expressive provisions generally supplied by an individual's partners, community, and social network [18]. Studies on the relationship between social support and other variables have mostly focused on a specific population, such as providing social support for pregnant women at each stage of the perinatal period to prevent depression [19], strengthening social support for patients with cancer to reduce suicidal thoughts [20], promoting support for patients with end-stage kidney disease to improve adherence to treatment [21], and enhancing support to improve the resilience and quality of life of patients with breast cancer [22].…”

Analysing the Impacts of Financial Support for Regional Suicide Prevention Programmes on Suicide Mortality Caused by Major Suicide Motives in Japan Using Statistical Government Data

“…In other words, an effective suicide prevention programme is organised to complement the regional welfare and social safety nets that lead to an improvement in the vulnerability of regional social protection against suicidal behaviour/ideation via effective leading/exposure procedures, such as the regional intervention model programme. It is well known that patients with chronic physical disease, such as cancer [48], and chronic diseases, such as atopic dermatitis [49], asthma [50], migraine [51] and end-stage kidney disease treated with dialysis [52], are at a high risk of suicide and comorbidities with affective disturbance. Therefore, suicide mortality caused by physical illness-related motives could probably be prevented by the external cooperation of regional primary care physicians and psychiatry specialists, via suicide prevention programmes, due to the guidance to help them access appropriate services.…”